Bonani Africa Online Exhibition 2010

Jabulani Patrick Dhlamini

Amawele (twins)

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Monozygotic twins often grow up so close together that they tend to act as one and are sometimes treated as one. In these images their different poses, gestures expressions do reveal that they have different personalities. The aim of this body of work is to depict or shows the differences in the personalities of the twins.

Identical twins, sometimes called monozygotic twins are usually born when a mother’s single fertilized egg is split into two parts. After conception, and this lead to their DNA being almost indistinguishable. Even though they may have the same genetic makeup it was interesting to know that their fingerprints are not identical.

About Jabulani Patrick Dhlamini

Jabulami Dhlamini was born on the 22nd of April 1983 in Warden Free State. He grew up in a township called Soweto where he started doing stated doing street photography. In the year 2007 he enrolled with Vaal University of Technology to pursue a career in photography. The Vaal University of Technology opened new doors for him with regard to photography. This was due to influences of both American, European and African photographers that made him want to take up documentary style photography. His work is mostly directed towards documenting township lifestyle. He does this as a way of reflecting on how and where he grew up.

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