Worcester, 1999 
Noupoort, 1999 
Uppington, 2002 
Pietermaritzburg, 1999 
Rugby, 2001 
Somerset West, 2000 
Voortrekker Road, 2002 
Rugby, 2001 
Johannesburg, 2001 
Near Grabou, 1999 
Brits Town, 2001 
Near Oudtshoorn, 2001 
Nottingham Road, 2001 
Sea Point, 1999 
Hout Bay, 2001 
From Lion's Head, 2001 
Muizenberg, 1999 
Touws River, 1999 
Near the Breede River, 2001 
Hout Bay, 1999 
Johannesburg, 2001 
Bethlehem, 2002 
Senekal, 2002 
Hout Bay, 2002 
Johannesburg, 1999 
Johannesburg, 2001 
Senekal, 2002 
Johannesburg, 2001 
Johannesburg, 2001 
Robertson, 2002 
Cape Town, 2002 
Johannesburg, 2000 
Boksburg, 2001 
Claremont, 2001 
Uppington, 2001 
Installation View, 2003 
Installation View, 2003 Struggling to understand the emotions provoked by the photograph, I suddenly felt a wash of nostalgia. Ha, the good old days. Yippee. But for someone who absolutely loathes nostalgia in any form, this was a strange feeling. Then I realised: with Southwood’s photographs, you adopt nostalgia as a defence against seeing the present. What he is actually showing you is the now, and being forced to confront the now means being forced to understand the past.
Chris Roper, extract from a review at:Â Â Â http://artthrob.co.za/02apr/reviews/bbr.html
30 c-prints, 50 by 60cm, 1/15 + 3 a/p
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