Two Men Arrive in a Village: Photographs by Jo Ractliffe with a Story by Zadie Smith

Since the 1980s, Jo Ractliffe's photographs have reflected her ongoing preoccupation with the South African landscape and the ways in which it figures in the country's imaginary, particularly the violent legacies of apartheid. Alongside her own work, Ractliffe has taught within formal and informal contexts and has also initiated independent public projects that engage photography to reflect on history and memory in South Africa. Her recent exhibitions and books include a retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago in October 2020 and a monograph by Steidl. Ractliffe lives in Cape Town.

"Rather than capturing front-page acts of violence under the legalized racism known as apartheid, however, Ractliffe found her creative voice by working indirectly—through allegories and aftermath." —Art Institute of Chicago ("Jo Ractliffe: Drives," exhibition: 17 Oct 2020 – 26 April 2021)

Zadie Smith is the author of the novels White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, NW, and Swing Time, as well as two collections of essays, Changing My Mind and Feel Free. Smith was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (2002), listed as one of Granta's 20 Best Young British Novelists (2003 and 2013), and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize (2017). She is currently a tenured professor of fiction at New York University and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Binding: softcover with exposed Swiss binding in dust jacket and belly band
Languages: English and Japanese
Editors: Laurence Vecten, Russet Lederman and Yoko Sawada

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