This documentary photography project by Tom Chambers documented the Mucharambeyi family in rural Zimbabwe. Chambers spent several days traveling with the family between villages to understand their culture and customs. The inaugural exhibition of Chambers' photos from this project was held at the United States Information Center in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1995 and was opened by U.S. Ambassador Johnnie Carson. Chambers considers this one of his most meaningful projects.
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Southwest Of Rusape: The Mucharambeyi Connection [SoR:TMC]
This documentary photography project was in association with the Mucharambeyi family in Rusape, North East
Zimbabwe and sponsored by U.S.I.S., Harare, Zimbabwe as the inaugural exhibition/event for the United States
Information center [1995]. The Mucharambeyi family attended, and Johnnie Carson, U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe,
opened the exhibition.
Chambers considers this project one of his more meaningful ones since he spent several days with the Mucharambeyi
family in a rural setting that had him traveling from village to village for his assimilation into their culture and customs
to provide photo documentation.
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EXHIBITIONS
Hyperlink: PhotoForum Worldwide Exhibition (Southwest of Rusape: The Mucharambeyi Connection [SWRMC-1])
(group show), first, on-line/hyperlinked exhibition under the auspices of PhotoForum/Rochester Institute of
Technology, Rochester, New York, U.S.A. (initiator/coordinator), 1997.
Southwest Of Rusape: The Mucharambeyi Connection (solo show), Corridor Gallery, United States Information Service
(USIS), Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa (Received a United States Government Grant ; officially opened by the U.S.
Ambassador to Zimbabwe; and accepted as a part of the USIS Archives.), 1995.
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Pages from the "Agnes Nyanhongo and Colleen Madamombe" Touring Exhibition [December 9, 1995 - March 17, 1996]
catalog that incorporate some of Chambers' SoR:TMC images:
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Southwest Of Rusape: The Mucharambeyi Connection [SoR:TMC]
This documentary photography project was in association with the Mucharambeyi family in Rusape, North East
Zimbabwe and sponsored by U.S.I.S., Harare, Zimbabwe as the inaugural exhibition/event for the United States
Information center [1995]. The Mucharambeyi family attended, and Johnnie Carson, U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe,
opened the exhibition.
Chambers considers this project one of his more meaningful ones since he spent several days with the Mucharambeyi
family in a rural setting that had him traveling from village to village for his assimilation into their culture and customs
to provide photo documentation.
SWRMC-1 SWRMC-2
SWRMC-3 SWRMC-4](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/southwest-of-rusape-the-mucharambeyi-connection-1290316964-phpapp01/85/Southwest-Of-Rusape-The-Mucharambeyi-Connection-1-320.jpg)
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SWRMC-5 SWRMC-6
SWRMC-7 SWRMC-8
EXHIBITIONS
Hyperlink: PhotoForum Worldwide Exhibition (Southwest of Rusape: The Mucharambeyi Connection [SWRMC-1])
(group show), first, on-line/hyperlinked exhibition under the auspices of PhotoForum/Rochester Institute of
Technology, Rochester, New York, U.S.A. (initiator/coordinator), 1997.
Southwest Of Rusape: The Mucharambeyi Connection (solo show), Corridor Gallery, United States Information Service
(USIS), Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa (Received a United States Government Grant ; officially opened by the U.S.
Ambassador to Zimbabwe; and accepted as a part of the USIS Archives.), 1995.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)