Berni Searle

Quotes

• “Without providing any definite answers, I think my work raises questions about attitudes towards race and gender. I think it operates on different levels and reflects different racial and political experiences - but I don't think my pieces are limited by that. I hope they transcend and go beyond that, and provide a space for illusion and fantasy. They reflect a desire to present myself in various ways to counter the image that has been imposed on me. Race is inevitable in South Africa.”
• “The self is explored as an ongoing process of construction in time and place. The presence and absence of the body in the work points to the idea that one's identity is not static, and constantly in a state of flux.”
• “I don’t have a ‘feminist artist statement’ as such. Being a woman is only one aspect of who I am.”

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Key dates

Born

7 July 1964

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

female

Citizenship

South Africa

Place of birth

Cape Town

Occupation

filmmaker

Languages spoken

English language

Field of work

photography

Official website

www.bernisearle.com

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