“Love is the key that carries cultures from oppression into joy. As a political force, love becomes a contract of liberation,” reflects artist Sabelo Mlangeni.
New Storytellers: Trajectories Of Belonging brings together 26 young creators whose
practices explore the many ways we belong—to place, to memory, and to one another.
Through photography and narrative, they trace connections across time and geography,
weaving intimate personal histories into broader political landscapes. From Soweto to Umlazi,
via a multitude of locations between and beyond.