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“Le nto ayinasiphelo,” watsho umntu endandihleli naye. Kwaye loo nto yayiphambi komdlalo wama-40-ebonisa iimpahla ezibalaseleyo zemidlalo zaseMelika kunye nokunye okuninzi, okuninzi komxube weMarras oxutywe nomxube we-montage kunye ne-mélange esasisandula ukuwubona-sahamba sijikeleza iqela elikhuthazayo lezibini ezitshatileyo zijijisana kwaye zijijisana.
Ngoko masiqale ekuqaleni. Ingqokelela yaphefumlelwa ziifoto zikaMalick Sidibé zobomi basebusuku eBamako, eMali, ngeminyaka yee-50s kunye ne-60s. Bathatha imifanekiso eyomeleleyo yesizukulwana esinkangeleko yaso yayimiliselwe sisithethe sasekhaya kunye ne-rock 'n' roll fever emva koko itshayele iglowubhu. Iseti yayilityotyombe elenziwe ngamazinki ngaphakathi apho kwakuhleli abafazi abancinci abantsundu befunda iimagazini zakudala phantsi kwezomisa iinwele ezigqunywe ngobuhle.
"Ngaba le nto ayilunganga kwezopolitiko?" wazibuza ngokufanelekileyo umntu endihlala naye. UMarras wayenempendulo elungiselelwe kwangaphambili yohlobo ngesicatshulwa sikaYinka Shonibare kumanqaku akhe: "Namhlanje, akukho mntu uyinto enye. Akukho bani unokukukhanyela ukuqhubeka okungagungqiyo kwezithethe ezinde, iilwimi zesizwe, neendawo zenkcubeko. Akukho zizathu zokunyanzelisa ukwahlukana kunye nokungafani kwabo ngaphandle koloyiko nokucalula. " Ukuphoswa, ubukhulu becala benziwe ngeemodeli ezimhlophe, nangona kunjalo, kubandakanya ubuso obuninzi obumnyama kunye neAsia-ngaphezulu kunokuba uMilan udla ngokunikezela. Isigwebo sam esingafanelekanga-kuba yayingeyonkcubeko yam iMarras eyayifanelekile-ngaba lo mboniso awuzange ugqithise umda phakathi kwempembelelo yokudala kunye nokuxhaphaza ngokugxeka. Kwaye ukufezekisa ukuhlukahluka kwindlela yeenqwelo-moya kunokuncediswa kuphela xa abayili bawo nawuphi na umbala, nokuba mhlophe, bekhululekile ukuba bahlole ngentlonipho iyantlukwano epheleleyo yekhowudi yenkcubeko yabantu xa behlanganisa umsebenzi wabo.