October Gallery presents selected photographic works by South African artist Zana Masombuka, which bring together compelling works from different series deeply rooted in her Ndebele culture. In the gallery's second space, a Spotlight is placed on poignant works by award-winning photographer and multi-disciplinary artist Benji Reid.

Zana Masombuka will display key works from various series which speak of stories on identity, culture, modernity, technology and ritual from the perspective of a 21st-century Ndebele Woman. This dynamic presentation will feature selected works from Nges’rhodlweni: A Portal for Black Joy, Ubonani: What Do You See?, Time: Gadesi S'khathi, Proudly South African, Namba S'khambe and Akhulumile Amabhudango: Scenes from Dreams – ‘Journeys with Kosabo’. Together, this powerful exhibition explores perception, memory, spirituality and the enduring relationship between land, identity and ancestral knowledge.

Reid’s breathtaking photographs, composed primarily of self-portraits in incredible, anti-gravitational poses with a medley of props, draw the audience into a different dimension. In the hyper-realities he presents the subject as liberated by acts of the artist’s imagination. Whether exploring life as an outsider, issues surrounding mental health, or complexities of fatherhood, Reid makes the audience part of the discussion. These sublime and sensitive images draw from his well of life experiences, explore vulnerability, tragedy and triumph through the photographer’s lens.