Tshepiso Seleke, professionally known as The DarkRoom Artist, is a visual artist from Orlando East, Soweto, whose work is a powerful act of decolonization and reclamation. With over 11 years of experience as a freelance camera operator and director for productions on platforms like National Geographic, Seleke brings a highly skilled and creative eye to his personal art practice. His work has been exhibited in prominent Johannesburg spaces, including Fotoza, Rand Club, and Museum Africa.
Deeply informed by his upbringing in a community with a rich and complex history, Seleke's art is a passionate and critical exploration of Black representation. He consciously rebels against photographic practices that perpetuate colonial ways of seeing. For him, the camera is a tool to construct an oppositional Black aesthetic, moving beyond stereotypes to present multifaceted and radical identities.
His work focuses on the beauty and reality of everyday life, aiming to fill the historical void where stories of Black culture, spirituality, and existence have been hidden or erased. By documenting the social and economic positionality of Black lives, he gives a platform to marginalized voices. Through both documentary and staged imaginative spaces, Seleke's photography seeks to empower, reaffirm, and celebrate the richness of Black history and identity after a long history of oppression.
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Tshepiso Seleke, professionally known as The DarkRoom Artist, is a visual artist from Orlando East, Soweto, whose work is a powerful act of decolonization and reclamation. With over 11 years of experience as a freelance camera operator and director for productions on platforms like National Geographic, Seleke brings a highly skilled and creative eye to his personal art practice. His work has been exhibited in prominent Johannesburg spaces, including Fotoza, Rand Club, and Museum Africa.
Deeply informed by his upbringing in a community with a rich and complex history, Seleke's art is a passionate and critical exploration of Black representation. He consciously rebels against photographic practices that perpetuate colonial ways of seeing. For him, the camera is a tool to construct an oppositional Black aesthetic, moving beyond stereotypes to present multifaceted and radical identities.
His work focuses on the beauty and reality of everyday life, aiming to fill the historical void where stories of Black culture, spirituality, and existence have been hidden or erased. By documenting the social and economic positionality of Black lives, he gives a platform to marginalized voices. Through both documentary and staged imaginative spaces, Seleke's photography seeks to empower, reaffirm, and celebrate the richness of Black history and identity after a long history of oppression.
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