Cole Ndelu

“[In] that moment where there’s a really pure connection, and I’ve given them something and they’ve given me something...it just clicks.”

Meet Cole

An award-winning photographer and artist, Cole Ndelu (she/her) graduated in 2016 from the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography with a BA in Visual Communication, majoring in Photography. Her work occupies the intersection between art, fashion, documentary, and spirituality, and explores the themes of vulnerability, self-care, justice, and space.

She says that her practice is centered around the Black community, and she considers herself to be “a contributor to the archive of our time... to contribute positively to our history and to the future, by making imagery that is an expression of the love that I have for my community, and an expression of my dreams and aspirations.” Her commission project for the Artist Development Fund is called, “Sun-loved Everything,” and features intimate portraits including members of her family.

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