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“Best Of” Issue | one small seed magazine / issue 29 / digital 04

one small seed — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:51:37 +0000

The best of our 10 years in independent publishing has been curated in this epic edition… Welcome to one small seed magazine / issue 29 / digital 04. Going through the pages of 25 print magazines and our three digital issues to select the content has left us smiling, laughing, lingering and certainly remembering–and we have no doubt it’ll do the same for you!

Making use of our digital magazine features, we have been able to breathe new life to previous print content – and everything has truly come together, just how we always envisioned! Please take your time to go through this magazine (all at once or a little bit each day) as a lot of work went into producing every edition and every page, since we first launched in 2005. This issue is a superlative balance of content, comprising of traditional and contemporary art, photography, fashion editorials, exclusive interviews, videos, feature articles, music, and the best of one small seed TV.

So, without further ado…

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| Video Interview | “Langa”: A photo-essay by Luke Daniel

one small seed — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:30:20 +0000

In issue 25 of one small seed magazine, we featured a seven-page spread on local photographer Luke Daniel’s most recent project, entitled Langa. On 19 October we caught up with Luke again for an interview at Cape Town’s Iziko SA Museum where his Langa photographs were being showcased as part of the Land and Cityscape Celebration ’12 exhibition. The exhibition is now closed, but watch our video interview with Luke below! (Length: 03:35)

A closer look at Langa…

Langa is a photographic essay, centred around day-to-day life in one of South Africa’s oldest townships. A subtle investigation of an extreme socio-economic crisis, which affects the residents of Langa on a daily basis – the story of indefinite struggle and survival. An in-depth glimpse into ‘The Forgotten Township’ – largely abandoned by government, the skeleton of Langa is slowly decaying, as unemployment and crime increase and living conditions become more hopeless.

However, the heart of Langa still beats strong – with a sense of humanity and community that will rival any suburban area of Cape Town. Circumstances, which would undoubtedly cripple most leafy suburban residents, fail to break the core-spirit of Langa’s people. It’s this ‘keep on keeping on’ attitude that makes the men and women of Langa some of the strongest and resilient people in the country.

'Makwebu does Elvis' - Saturday’s in backyard, Brinton Street

'Decaying lot' - Old Flats quad, neglected, battered and forgotten.

'Sunday haircut' - Anele under the scissors, before church service

'Bush Mechanic' - General motor-service, New Flats Courtyard

'Sunday Evening' - Outside the Rastafarian shed

source: Luke Daniel Photography
photographs: Luke Daniel

WATCH: one small seed magazine’s issue 25 preview

one small seed — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:31:14 +0000

one small seed magazine issue 25 – “The Bigger Picture” – out now! Check out our content preview and keep posted to onesmallseed.com for full interviews, videos and much more coming this week… Length 02:18

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