Daveyton artist a voice for the voiceless

A visual artist from Daveyton, Ndiphiwe Ngcume, is determined to fight the scourge of gender-based violence through his artistic photographs.

Working in collaboration with photographer Kamohelo Phetla and a local graphic designer, Ngcume, who is the brain behind the concept, said their photographs depict the horrors of GBV.

“Our work plays an important role in gender-based violence advocacy. Art is more like a language and is easier to reach the masses.

“For this concept, I mixed photography, visual art, design and modelling because I believe people relate more to what they see visually. To grab the attention of the con, I have added other multimedia to my work,” said Ngcume.

Ngcume said his GBV programme started in April after seeing the continuous violence towards victims in the community who don’t have a voice to express themselves.

“My idea was also fuelled after attending a conversation hub regarding violence in Soweto. I also decided to do a documentary where I feature various artists.”

Besides being a visual artist, this youngster is also a songwriter, recording artist, and poet. He has a qualification in marketing management and is studying towards an Information Technology (IT) qualification.

To view Ngcume’s work, you can visit his Facebook page, Ndiphiwe Ngcume, Instagram pwe_nyc or email him at ndiphiwengcume@gmail.com

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