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Invisible Woman I, from the series "Invisible Women"

A work made of gelatin silver print.
© Sabelo Mlangeni

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

2006

Artist:

Sabelo Mlangeni
South African, 1980

About this artwork

When Sabelo Mlangeni first moved to Johannesburg in 2001, he noted the contrast between the cleanliness of the streets in the morning and their litter-strewn condition at day’s end. His resulting series, Invisible Women, dives into the lives of the street sweepers, mostly women, who clean the streets each night in one of the world’s most dangerous cities. From February to September 2006, Mlangeni documented these workers, highlighting the challenging nature of their task and their immersion in it. 

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Sabelo Mlangeni

Title

Invisible Woman I, from the series "Invisible Women"

Place

Africa (Artist's nationality:)

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Original 2006

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 23.3 × 35 cm (9 3/16 × 13 13/16 in.); Paper: 26.1 × 37.8 cm (10 5/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida

Reference Number

2016.32a

Copyright

© Sabelo Mlangeni

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