EXHIBITION

african spring

November  2005

Alliance Française de Lusaka, Zambia

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african spring November 2005     In this major exhibition of new work in the Spirit of the Land project, african spring was the theme adopted to portray the elements and impressions of Zambia’s long dry season.   Most visitors to Africa view the African seasons in the European or American context of four distinct seasons:  ‘spring’, ‘summer’, ‘autumn’ (or ‘fall’) and ‘winter’.   But much of Africa has only two seasons:  dry and wet.  If we have to apply Western names to these, they would be ‘spring’ and ‘summer’.   In this series of 80 photographs, the photographer seeks to show the various important elements and his impressions of Central Africa’s long dry season: habitats that survive the extended period without rain; Zambia’s abundant fresh water resource keeping many of the habitats alive; other habitats that have adapted to arid conditions; and how habitats that often seem waterless and ‘dead’, surge with life as the temperature increases in expectation of the rains.   The rich abundance of Zambia’s natural environment and natural resources remains largely unknown and unappreciated.  As with all the work in the project, the photographer’s aim is to bring attention to the existence and importance of Zambia’s stunning wilderness:  that awareness being the first essential step to protection, conservation and sustainable use.   The exhibition was supported and hosted by the Alliance Française de Lusaka and was visited by over 800 people

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