© MARC Shoul Laurence and Kobus, Actors on set of "We Were Black", Marshalltown, 2006
MARC Shoul (South Africa - 1975) Marc Shoul
lives and works in Johannesburg after studying photography at the Port Elizabeth Technikon. His images are regularly published in international magazines like Time, Stern, or Colors. It also collaborates with international organizations, including WHO. Concerned
by the social changes he sees in his country, they approach in documenting the different communities that make up South Africa. If his work was shown widely in his country, he presents Pier No. 1 its first solo exhibition in Europe.
Flatlands
For over a century ago, Johannesburg is a city of immigration that continues to attract a steady stream of people filled with hopes, from all over Africa. Marc Shoul interested in new waves of immigration that transformed post-apartheid it was called "Little New York" in "Little Lagos". Today some parts of Johannesburg gives the image of a pan-African Babylon exudes a captivating energy that many artists settle despite its reputation for being dangerous and unhealthy.
Life is difficult in buildings in the neighborhood of Hillbrow, which he explored for five years. Flatlands is a result of this long journey in a world sometimes dark, sometimes joyful but always fascinating. Every picture tells a story that illuminates a part of a world often misunderstood.
In 2009, Marc Shoul participated in the 7th Grand Prix International Photography Festival organized by the Vevey Images.
www.marcshoul.com
© MARC Shoul Brenda, "The Mexican Sports Bar, Hillbrow, 2006
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