This Audio Is Visual

In this season finale, we share space with interdisciplinary auto-ethnographer, Tsoku Maela for one of the most reflective conversations of the series.If you’re in conversation with a gallery, curious about navigating the world of commercial photography, or wondering how artists hold both purpose and livelihood, this is the episode you want to check out. A soft, honest, necessary ending to Season 3.

In this episode, we sit with jazz photographer, Lerato Pakade who journeys with us on how her jazz obsessed teenage years led to a career in image making. Pakade also reminds us of the value of collaborations and sharing oneself with other creatives, as they give of themselves to us. Pakade's work is founded on love, for music, for collaboration, for a black and white image that holds us in time and with care.Hosted by Siphokazi TauFilmed by ANDYMKOSI & Wandile NdlovuEdited by ANDYMKOSIFilmed at Lit Book Culture in Brixton at BreezeblockProduced by This Audio is Visual Episode Research by Siphokazi Tauhttps://www.instagram.com/thisaudioisvisual/https://www.instagram.com/talkingfeminist/https://www.instagram.com/leratopakade/https://www.instagram.com/umalume_uwah/https://www.instagram.com/talkingfeminist/

In the 6th episode of This Audio is Visual, we sit down with South African documentary photographer Ntikana Ramohlale at the launch of his debut photobook, O se Boloke.Hosted by @taivphotobookclub and moderated by Siphokazi Tau, with reflections from a live audience at The Forge, Ntikana shares his journey as a self-taught photographer and explores themes of youth, Blackness, spirituality, and the socio-political landscape of post-democratic South Africa.🎧 Listen now and immerse yourself in a story of instinct, creativity, and vision.

A core part of This Audio is Visual’s work is to diversify the voices we engage with in the image-making landscape. In this conversation, we speak with archivist Zandile Myeka about the practice of archiving and memory keeping as vital tools for preserving history, culture, and collective memory. Grounded in her work at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Zandile reflects on archiving not only as a way of safeguarding our national history but also as a means of shaping what our collective memory could look like.Credits:Producer: This Audio is Visual In collaboration with Urban SkhotheniResearcher: & Host Siphokazi TauGuest Zandile MyekaCinematography: Andiswa Mkosi & Wandile HlosokuhleMixed & Mastered: Wandile HlosokuhleEditor: Andiswa MkosiConnect With Us::https://www.instagram.com/thisaudioisvisual/https://www.instagram.com/andymkosi/?hl=enhttps://www.nelsonmandela.org/https://www.instagram.com/urban_skhotheni/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/talkingfeminist/?hl=en

In the fourth episode of This Audio is Visual, we seek insight from the wise. We are joined by Dr. Roger Ballen for a conversation set at the Inside Out Centre for the Arts, located in Johannesburg's Forest Town and founded by Ballen himself.Dr. Roger Ballen is an American artist who has lived and worked in Johannesburg and its surrounds since the 1970s. In this interview, he shares in-depth reflections on his journey through the world of photography and how he developed his distinctive visual style known as the Ballenesque."As a photographer and artist, my work goes beyond conventional photography; it seeks to explore the depths of the human psyche. Roger Ballenhttps://www.insideoutcentreforthearts.com/https://www.instagram.com/insideoutcentre/https://www.rogerballen.com/Produced by This Audio is VisualHosted by ANDYMKOSICinematography & Sound Production by Urban SkhotheniAdditional Footage by Tsandza KubukwaMusic by EMAMKAY