Join us for a conversation with documentary photographer Jabulani Dhlamini, as he speaks about his photographic practice, which explores personal and collective memory in post-apartheid South Africa, as well as its lasting impact on contemporary society. The conversation will be moderated by Sorana Munsya.

Exhibition open from 5:30 PM 

Lecture: 6:30 – 7:30 PM 

Pay what you can (€ 2 – 5 – 8 – 12) 

In English 

Jabulani Dhlamini (b. 1983, Warden, South Africa) is a Johannesburg-based documentary photographer and Project Manager of the Of Soul and Joy project. His work explores personal and collective memory in post-apartheid South Africa, focusing on the lasting impact of historical trauma.

Key series include Recaptured, Isisekelo, and iQhawekazi. He has held exhibitions in Brazil, South Africa, France and the USA. Dhlamini graduated from the Market Photo Workshop, a photography school in Johannesburg, and was an Edward Ruiz Mentorship fellow.

Sorana Munsya is an independent curator and psychologist based in Brussels, specializing in contemporary visual arts by African and Black artists. Her work explores themes of fugitivity, opacity, and healing in relation to Blackness in Europe. Notable curatorial projects include exhibitions with Léonard Pongo at Bozar (2021), The Act of Breathing in collaboration with Kanal-Centre Pompidou (2022) and The Last Place They Thought Of at Kunsthal Mechelen (2024).

She is a member of the editorial team at GLEAN, contributed as assistant curator to the 5th Lubumbashi Biennale, and has written for catalogs, including the 12th Rencontres de Bamako. She is also part of the Belgian curators collective Celador and serves as an artistic advisor for public art projects.