Realities of apartheid': South African artist wins Deutsche Borse photography prize

Lebohang Kganye won the prestigious Deutsche Borse Photography Foundation prize for her work tracing her family history during the apartheid era using large-scale cutouts and set design.

Kganye's work combines oral history, family photo albums, and theatrical stages, reflecting on the realities and consequences of apartheid and colonialism.

The judges praised Kganye's work for experimenting with photography and archival material in a new way, blending them into a fresh medium.

Claire Grafik, the chair of the judging panel, highlighted Kganye's use of theater to engage the audience, making them part of the experience without a sense of distance.

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