Justin Dingwall: Sapphire Series 2018
About:
South African, b. 1983, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, based in Johannesburg, South Africa
Justin Dingwall (b. 1983) is a successful Johannesburg-based artistic photographer. His famous “ALBUS” series has been exhibited both locally and internationally. It is a series of beautifully composed portraits of Thando Hopa, a legal prosecutor who is using her visibility to address the negative perceptions surrounding Albinism. With Albus, Dingwall seeks to inspire a public debate on the taboo subject of albinism, as albinos are frequently discriminated and subject to superstition and violence throughout Africa. In many areas of the continent, magical powers are attributed to them; some are even killed, their body parts much sought after. He portrays albinism in a striking manner, in sharp contrast with conventional notions of beauty.(© photos Justin Dingwall/courtesy ArtCo Gallery)