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Background information
"The 'Platinum' series uses the four month strikes and subsequent massacre of thirty four miners in Marikana during 2012, as its starting point. These resulting images are focused in on the physical and political landscape of South Africa’s platinum mining communities. Through mobilisation the political environment through out these mining communities has changed dramatically since the massacre. Yet formal mining institutions have yet to make any serious adjustments to the lives of thousands of families who live and work in an environment dominated by the infrastructure of power.
The photo volume 'Platinum' is a mini-publication by photographer Jason LARKIN and writer Jack Shenker. It examines the Marikana massacre and the physical and political context of the communities of South Africa’s platinum mining industry.
Content
Breaking with traditional photo book format, 'Platinum' by Jason LARKIN combines large-format posters and an incisive, wide-ranging essay that is available both in English and Xhosa. This timeous publication explores the build up to and the implications of one of the most critical events in South Africa’s recent history.
Half of the print run of 'Platinum' has been distributed for free to activists, political groups, and various communities across the mining region of Rustenburg and Gauteng, South Africa." (© Fourthwall books, 2015)
Additional information
'Platinum' has a by hand stamped cover with removable band binding. I has a card sleeve, 4 posters and 40 page text booklet. The book design is by Jason LARKIN & Oliver Barstow