Gabrielle Kannemeyer
South Africa
Summer 2026 * Photography
Artist Statement
My work explores identity, belonging, memory and cultural preservation through photography, oral history and long-term engagement with my community. My ongoing practice centres on South African horse culture, tracing the familial, intergenerational and often overlooked histories that exist around horses. Through portraiture and documentary photography, I am building a counter-archive for my community that considers horses as carriers of memory, pride, labour, leisure and inheritance, while foregrounding the people who sustain these traditions.
Portrait of the photographer. © Gabrielle Kannemeyer
Works
Aamina Ameera Anthony and Fire, Sandvlei 2025
Zulfa Anthony and Jolene at home, Sandvlei 2025
Aamina, Sandvlei 2025
Butterflies, Tulbagh 2023
Firdous and Aaliyah Brenner Jacobs, Tulbagh 2024
Maajidah Basardien on her matric ball, Mitchells Plain 2025
Maajidah
Nazli Morkel, Robertson 2024
Father and daughter, Tulbagh 2024
Aliyana's eye, Beaufort West, 2026 © Gabrielle Kannemeyer
About the Artist
Gabrielle Kannemeyer (b. 1989) is a photographer and visual storyteller based in District Six, Cape Town. Her practice moves between portraiture, documentary photography and long-form research to explore identity, belonging, memory and cultural preservation. Rooted in personal history and community, her ongoing work traces South African horse culture as a living archive of intergenerational knowledge, heritage and care. Working from within her community, Kannemeyer builds a counter-archive of presence, cultural survival and continuity.
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