CAROLINE SUZMAN is a photographic artist who lives in Johannesburg. She has a special interest in the relationship between portraiture in the built and unbuilt environments. Using documentary and conceptual approaches, she layers her  work with literary and allegorical elements to reflect on social themes such as the individual battling social, political and historical forces.  An arresting tension between vulnerability and self - declaration in her subjects is a signature element of her work.

Suzman studied photography at the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg and English Literature and Photography at Rhodes University, South Africa. She began working professionally in 1995. Her photographs have been featured in local and international publications including Polka,The Boston Globe, Elle Magazine, Marie Claire,The Guardian, Leadership (edited by David Goldblatt,) The Times (London), and Monocle. 

In 1997 Suzman began documenting the changing South African political and physical landscape, exploring the subtexts of heritage and violence. Her first book, Heartland is in production. The book is a culmination of 20 years of travel around South Africa exploring the often harrowing experience of land ownership and land restitution after Apartheid. 

EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
Liewe Land (Group show) University of Johannesburg, 9- 12  August 2023) Curated by Dineke Ortin.