Gwanza Month of Photography 2014 Opens Tuesday

The Gwanza: Month of Photography Moonwalking exhibition runs from 19 August to 19 September 2014 showcasing over sixty photographers from Zimbabwe and across the continent, in multiple venues in the city centre of Harare.

It opens on 19 August on the iconic spectacular 14th floor of Joina City.

It aims to engage the general public through the powerful medium of photography by presenting alternative images of Harare and the rest of the continent that are not negative.

Moonwalking seeks to challenge, delight, educate and illuminate.

Leading regional photographers Sammy Baloji, DRC; Mauro Pinto, Mozambique; Andrew Tshabangu, South Africa; Walter Fernandes, Angola and Neo Ntsoma, South Africa will attend the opening ceremony.

Participating artists: Ishola Akpo (Benin), Amaru Amasi (Zimbabwe), Sammy Baloji (DRC), Paul Brezhnev Banda (Zimbabwe), Charles Bhebhe (Zimbabwe), Lucy Broderick (Zimbabwe), Seydou Camara (Mali), Mimi Cherono Ng’ok (Kenya), Steven Chikosi (Zimbabwe), Knowlegde Chingwecha (Zimbabwe), Nyaradzo Dhliwayo (Zimbabwe), Fatoumata Diabate (Mali), Calvin Dondo (Zimbabwe), Walter Fernandes (Angola), Richard Goma (Congo Brazzaville), Frances Hwekwete (Zimbabwe), Tinashe Hwindingwi (Zimbabwe), ZainabuJallo (Nigeria), Angela Jimu (Zimbabwe), Davina Jogi (Zimbabwe), Desmond Kwande (Zimbabwe), Kitso Lynn Lelliott (Botswana), Bongy Makabeni (South Africa), Felix Masi (Kenya), Cynthia Matonhodze (Zimbabwe), Wallace Mawire (Zimbabwe), Teresa Meka (Ghana), Temba Middleman (South Africa), Madoda Mkhobeni (South Africa), Mpho Mokgadi (South Africa), Baudouin Mouanda (Congo Brazzaville), Annie Mpalume (Zimbabwe), KB Mpofu (Zimbabwe), Hazel Mshairi (South Africa), Nancy Mteki (Zimbabwe), Nyaradzo Muchena (Zimbabwe), Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi (Zimbabwe), Mwanzo Mwalinga (Tanzania), Tsitsi Ndambadamba (Zimbabwe), Christopher Nelson (Nigeria), Neo Ntsoma (South Africa), Jamal Nxedlana (South Africa), Nyamupenza Nyadzombe(Zimbabwe), Humphrey OderoKenya, Watson Ofumeli (Zimbabwe), Mauro PintoMozambique, Noah Pomo (Zimbabwe), Ican Ramageli (Senegal), Dicko Saïdou(Burkina Faso), Jimmy Saruchera (Zimbabwe), Martin Stewart (Zimbabwe), Mavis Tauzeni (Zimbabwe), Ibrahima Thiam (Senegal), Andrew Tshabangu (South Africa), Lucky Tshuma (Zimbabwe), Aaron Ufumeli (Zimbabwe), Tito Valery (Cameroon), Ropafadzo Wengwere (Zimbabwe), Breeze Yoko (South Africa), Taweredzwa Zhou (Zimbabwe), Tami Zizhou (Zimbabwe)

Gwanza Month of Photography 2014 is being supported by the Culture Fund of Zimbabwe Trust and the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Zimbabwe, and Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Corporate partners are Joina City and William Over.