The team at ZestCulture attended the opening of a new Exhibition at Greatmore Art Studios, in Woodstock on the 23rd April. The understated building hiding down a little side street opened up to feature an amazing space inside that showcased an exciting new exhibition by 8 young artists.

The  artists who participated was mentored on Lomography . Now for you that do not know, Lomography is a photography style that is kind off happy snappy. It’s casual, snapshot photography. It’s characteristics of over-saturated colors, off-kilter exposure and blurring is suggestive of “happy accidents.” (I am strangely reminded of all the pouting princesses on Facebook) Left to their own devices, these artists added their own retro spin on urban life. South African style.

“We are 8 individuals given the opportunity to experience and explore
Lomography during a three-week introductory mentoring workshop.  We
will be presenting our work to give a glimpse of what we gained, at
Greatmore Studios.”

The word MOLO means HELLO in Xhosa and is used to welcome the audience to the wonderful world of LOMOGRAPHY, with the help of Orms, Exposure Gallery, Glaceau mineral water, Department of arts & culture, the National arts council and Mphoto

The 8 artists were;
Janet Botes, Nicholas Coutts, Tess Dmitrovsky, Siyabulela Gxekwa, Ali
Jacobs, Alex Mamacos, Motsamai Moloi, Esti Strydom.

Their diverse backgrounds and experiences added to their unique representations.

If photography is your thing & you like the old-school way of doing things, then this exhibit is right up you alley. Also check out Exposure Gallery’s funky type manifesto to find out more about Lomography. They also supply the gear that you will need to start your own Lomo-project.

Send your interesting pics to the ZestCulture team, best attempt will appear on ZestCulture.com as picture of the week