Marlena Cechmistrz Milczarek:
The Khoisan. Those Who Speak the Language of Clicks

© Marlena Cechmistrz Milczarek

About The Exhibition

Curator: Małgorzata Wakuluk

The Khoisan. Those Who Speak the Language of Clicks by Marlena Cechmistrz Milczarek.

This exhibition is dedicated to one of the oldest peoples of Africa, the Khoisan, whose culture, history, and identity, despite numerous threats, have endured, constituting a valuable part of human heritage.

The work included in this exhibition represents Milczarek's commitment to the personal in visual story telling, navigating the past with the present. In the true sense of the word she is a visual anthropologist, a story teller.

The Khoisan people, who inhabit southern Africa, are not only among the oldest nations on Earth but also possess a unique bond with nature and a tradition rooted in hunting and gathering. Today, they are a minority, and their traditions and languages, including their distinctive "click" sounds, are endangered by globalization, colonialism, and contemporary social changes. In the face of these challenges, The Khoisan exhibition aims to remind us of this unique culture and to deepen our awareness of their threatened identity.

With respect,
Małgorzata Wakuluk
www.wakulukphotography.com

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