Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo

1993 ZA, based in Lawley (South Africa)

Exhibited works:

Slaghuis, 2018

Untitled, 2018

Sdakwa, 2018

from the series “Slaghuis I”

“Growing up in a home with a tavern, I have been confronted with realities that made me want to escape the space. My home should have been a place of refuge or safe haven, but it couldn’t be, because it was the extension of the tavern. Maybe my mind was too violated. It became a tricky escape. The violence and schizophrenia of a society would be enveloped in this one space. It was ‘my bread and butter’ – its infamy had it dubbed ‘Slaghuis’ – slaughterhouse.

Loudest in their silence, I confront the unresolved issues I have with the tavern. I confront my violated or perhaps traumatized mind. I confront the memory.”

Exhibition

GEN Z: SHAPING A NEW GAZE

Duration: May 9–August 30, 2026

Gen Z, one generation, countless perspectives: the exhibition presents works by over 40 photographers from 25 countries born between the 1990s and 2010. Their works reflect experiences shaped by digital worlds, social change and global crises. Across four thematic sections, the exhibition offers insights into the realities, concerns and aspirations of young people. Themes such as identity, belonging, the body and gender are explored creatively, questioned and reimagined through new forms of self-understanding.