OPENING REMARKS: PHOTOJOURNALIST NTATE VUSI TUKAKHOMO (1945-2019), BY VUYISILE MSHUDULU KA-SHWEME – 29 JANUARY 2026 AT THE DUGGAN CRONIN GALLERY IN GA-KGOSI GALESHEWE
This address was delivered at the opening of Eagle’s Eye, a memorial exhibition honouring the late Ntate Vusi Tukakhomo, a distinguished documentary photographer whose work spans nearly four decades of South African social and political life. The exhibition was well attended by members of the local community, with an audience that cut across generations, affirming the continued relevance of Tukakhomo’s work to both lived memory and contemporary consciousness. The speech by Vuyisile Mshudulu ka-Shweme, reflects on his contribution to history and humanity, situating his photographic practice within broader questions of memory, erasure, dignity, and the ethical responsibilities of image-making. Anchored in Ga-Kgosi Galeshewe as both place and historical archive, the address foregrounds photography as a powerful instrument of humanisation, resistance, and historical consciousness, while also interrogating its contradictions in contemporary visual culture. ADDRESS ON THE OPENING OF A M...
