Looking fly on the playing field

The Sartist portrait series is a celebration of the South African athletes who competed when black sportsmen and women rarely did. During apartheid, and after, sport was often seen as a ‘white man’s’ activity.

These athletes used sport to give black culture an identity which we still use as a reference in South African history today. The Sartist tells their untold story, a testament to South Africa’s athletes of a bygone era.

Sartist Sports Series Pt.2 - Untitled II - 42.0 x 59.4cm - 2014

Sartist Sports Series Pt.2 - Untitled IIV - 42.0 x 59.4cm - 2014

Sartist Sports Series Pt.1 - Untitled IIV - 42.0 x 59.4cm - 2014

Sartist Sports Series Pt.1 - Untitled IV - 42.0 x 59.4cm - 2014

Sartist Sports Series Pt.2 - Untitled I - 42.0 x 59.4cm - 2014

Sartist Sports Series Pt.2 - Untitled - 42.0 x 59.4cm - 2014

Sartist Sports Series Pt.1 - Untitled III - 42.0 x 59.4cm - 2014

Sartist Sports Series Pt.2 - Untitled III - 42.0 x 59.4cm - 2014

Sartist Sports Series Pt.1 - Untitled I - 42.0 x 59.4cm - 2014

Sartist Sports Series Pt.1 - Untitled II - 42.0 x 59.4cm - 2014

Catch Andile Buka at Lagos PhotoFest as part of the Designing Futures exhibition