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Thom Pierce

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  • Face to Face

    Face to Face

    Group show 29 Jun - 27 Jul 2019 Aachen
    Under the title Face to Face we present different photographic positions by international photographers, all dealing with aspects of African reality. The exhibition confronts the viewer with the antagonism between...
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  • CAPE ART

    CAPE ART

    Group show 12 Aug - 15 Sep 2017 Aachen
    CAPE ART With this exhibition we would like to give a little insight into the recent art scene in Cape Town. On display are photographs, drawings, paintings ans sculptures by...
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  • HORSEMEN OF SEMONKONG

    HORSEMEN OF SEMONKONG

    Thom Pierce 2 - 29 Jul 2017 Aachen
    With this series of portraits, photographer Thom Pierce gives insights
    into the lives of the shepherds of Semonkong / Lesotho.

    “Late afternoon on the plateau, and the cattle are on the move. As the
    sun slips below the mountains, herding dogs nip around the fringes
    of a meandering column of animals: sheep and goats, bulls and cows.
    Presiding over all of them are the sharp-eyed horsemen of Semonkong.
    These herders ride amidst the clangor of handmade cowbells,
    and in the fading light the procession sounds something like a parade
    of steel drummers.

    These Basotho men and boys work high up in the mountain kingdom
    of Lesotho—a sovereign enclave nation of two million, surrounded
    entirely by South Africa. Lesotho is the only country on the planet
    entirely above 1,400 meters (approx. 4,500 feet) in elevation; in the
    Semonkong region, which sits at 2,275 meters (nearly 7,500 feet),
    the terrain is rugged and paved roads are rare, making four-legged
    transportation the most practical option. Shepherds play an essential
    role in these highlands, where most people make their living through
    animal husbandry and subsistence farming. In a country where wealth—
    and status, and eligibility for marriage—are largely measured in
    livestock, guardians of likhomo (cattle) serve as financial managers of
    a kind. A competent shepherd can expect to be paid one cow a year
    by his employer. Out on the mountainside, herder boys sit dreaming
    of the day when they will own enough cattle to hire minders of their
    own.“

    Will McGrath
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