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Santu Mofokeng

1956–2020

A Roadside Sign in Tshwane, Marabastad / Hammanskraal c.2008, printed 2011
© Santu Mofokeng, courtesy Maker, Johannesburg
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Biography

Santu Mofokeng (October 19, 1956 – January 26, 2020) was a South African news and documentary photographer who worked under the alias Mofokengâ. Mofokeng was a member of the Afrapix collective and won a Prince Claus Award.

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Aus/Luderitz

Santu Mofokeng
1997, printed 2006

Dust Storms at Noon on the R34 Between Welkom and Hennenman, Free State I

Santu Mofokeng
2007, printed 2011

Undersized, Stunted-in-Growth and Rotting Melons Dumped in the Veld Outside Kroonstad, Free State

Santu Mofokeng
2007, printed 2011

Replacing of Sand Washed away During the Floods and Wave Action, South Beach, Durban

Santu Mofokeng
2007, printed 2011

Street Scene - Rockville

Santu Mofokeng
c.2004, printed 2011
On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks

Robben Island as You’ve Never Seen It Before

Santu Mofokeng
c.2002, printed 2011
On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks

A Roadside Sign in Tshwane, Marabastad / Hammanskraal

Santu Mofokeng
c.2008, printed 2011
On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks

Concentration Camp Graves, Brandfort

Santu Mofokeng
c.1999, printed 2011
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