Hi everyone! This is just a note to say that the I collect gingers project – which took place from 2010-2016 is complete! Of course, this project is endless and could have continued indefinitely (more incredible gingers pop up daily!), but I decided that, as an artist, I needed to move on to new projects […]
Press Release: Global Call to Gingers to ‘be collected’
For Immediate Release: Global Call to Gingers to ‘be collected’ Gingers (aka redheads) across the globe have the opportunity to become part of the largest archive of gingers the world has ever seen. Johannesburg, South Africa, 27 January 2016 – Renowned South African artist, Anthea Pokroy started photographing, interviewing and cataloguing gingers in 2010. After […]
Global Call for Gingers to ‘be collected’
ATTENTION GINGERS AROUND THE GLOBE! After some time engaged with other projects, I am back at collecting gingers! I have collected 500 gingers so far (since 2010), the majority of which are from South Africa and a few from other parts of the world when I photographed at Redhead Days in Breda in 2012. You have been […]
I collect gingers Book on SALE!
Its been a year since my exhibition opened and the launch of my book in January 2013! I still have a few copies left! In celebration of this, I am offering a discount on a personalised signed copy of the book for only R150 or $15 (excl. shipping) Please CLICK HERE to place your order. […]
Collecting Australian Gingers…
After almost a full year of not photographing gingers (a break, I guess, after 3 years and the whirlwind that was my exhibition in Jan), I am going to have ginger shoots in Australia! I am here to visit my brother and sister in Sydney and aunts and cousins in Melbourne and thought it would […]
TEDxJohannesburg video
On 18 August 2013 I was invited to give a TED talk at TEDxJohannesburg. It was the scariest thing I have ever done – but an amazing and rewarding experience too! The talk deals with anecdotes of being a redhead and the real concept and meaning behind the project. I would love to hear what […]
I collect gingers at TEDxJohannesburg
I am very excited and honoured that I have been invited to talk about I collect gingers at TEDxJohannesburg on Thurs 15 Aug.TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) talks are a global set of conferences, under the slogan “ideas worth spreading”. TEDx are smaller, local conferences that happen in cities all over the world. Check out the […]
Urbania, May 2013
May 2013 Urbania (Canada), ‘La Collectionneuse de Roux’, Julie Chaumont
The Irish Sun (UK), 16 March 2013
17-Mar-13 The Irish Sun (UK), ‘Ginger Nuts’, Alex West
Business Day, 14 February 2013
14-Feb-13 Business Day, ‘Gingers, the new flame-headed artistic collectibles’, Eugene Goddard Read this article online: http://www.bdlive.co.za/life/entertainment/2013/02/14/gingers-the-new-flame-headed-artistic-collectibles
The Jewish Report, 1 February 2013
01-Feb-13 The Jewish Report, ‘More about identity than tones and tints’, Robyn Sassen
The Citizen, 22 January 2013
22-Jan-13 Citizen, ‘Red alert’, Genevieve Vieira
Gazette, 22 January 2013
22-Jan-13 Gazette, ‘Artist collects gingers for photos’, Graeme Shackleford
Mail & Guardian, 18 January 2013
18-Jan-13 Mail & Guardian, ‘Brave new (ginger) world’, Laurice Taitz Read article online: http://mg.co.za/article/2013-01-18-00-brave-new-ginger-world Click here for an additional M&G Multimedia piece: http://mg.co.za/multimedia/2013-01-17-i-collect-gingers
The Times, 14 January 2013
14-Jan-13 The Times, ‘An army of redheads’, Jackie May Read article online: http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2013/01/14/an-army-of-redheads
Saturday Star, 12 January 2013
12-Jan-13 12-Jan-13 Saturday Star, Listings
Sunday Times, 6 January 2013
06-Jan-13 Sunday Times, ‘Artist takes audacious stand for ginger pride’, Robyn Sassen
Ginger Classification System
As part of my imagined narrative of a ‘ginger utopia’, I decided that it was human nature to ‘other’ and create hierarchy and difference. So, even in a single-raced world, there would always be the need for humanity to say ‘I am more ginger than you’ – to create sub-classifications. In my exhibition, the 500 […]
Manifesto of Gingers
Manifesto of Gingers We, the natural gingers of the world, hereby declare the following principles as part of the forthcoming revolution: – We strive for a ginger utopia. A world where red headed people, not only are not ridiculed and ostracised, but where our tonal superiority is envied and celebrated. Our status and privilege will […]
I collect gingers Exhibition, Jan 2013
PRESS RELEASE ‘I COLLECT GINGERS’ A SOLO EXHIBITION BY ANTHEA POKROY CIRCA on Jellicoe / SPEKE Photographic, Johannesburg, South Africa 17 January – 2 March 2013 Anthea Pokroy has been collecting gingers since 2010. Two and a half years and 500 gingers later, the red-headed Johannesburg-based artist and photographer will be presenting her debut solo […]
Crowdfunding Campaign, Nov 2012
With my forthcoming exhibition in Jan 2013, I decided that I really wanted to produce a book or catalogue to accompany the show. I knew that many of the participants from outside of Johannesburg would be unable to attend the exhibition and I really wanted everyone to be able to ‘experience’ the exhibition – even […]
A ginger utopia in the Netherlands
On Sunday 2 September 2012 I was surrounded by thousands of gingers. It was beautiful, strange and surreal. I felt like I was in a science fiction movie – something like Gattaca. A ginger utopia. I recently travelled to Breda, a small city a few hours away from Amsterdam in the Netherlands for the Redhead Days festival […]
I collect gingers at Red Head Days in the Netherlands!
I am going to the Netherlands to collect more gingers! The Red Head Days in Breda takes place on the weekend of 2 September 2012 and they are expecting over 5000 gingers to attend! After much deliberation, I have decided that this is an amazing opportunity for I collect gingers to get international exposure, to […]
A brief history
There is a group of people living amongst us. The first evidence of them can be found 600,000 years ago – 400,000 years before modern man’s entry into the world. They are found on all continents. They appear with all skin tones. They can be male or female, tall or short, fat or thin. Many […]
300th ginger wins a prize!!
Ciara McCullough has won a prize for being the 300th ginger in the ginger collection!!! She has won a SanDisk® Cruzer® Blade™ flash drive, courtesy of I collect gingers’ sponsor Tudortech. The SanDisk® Cruzer® Blade™ USB flash drive is the small, swift way to save and transfer your digital content from […]
I collect gingers is heading to Cape Town!
Yay! Finally after photographing 200 gingers in JHB, I am finally going national! I will be having a two day photoshoot in Cape Town on Sat 7 and Sun 8 January 2012. Please spread the word around the country for me. Gingers from all around SA can email me at antheapokroy@gmail.com as I will eventually […]
Latest Ginger Tally = 164
This weekend, 22 and 23 October, I shot a record number of gingers – 40 over 2 days! Next lot of photos to be uploaded asap. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook to be notified about when they are up! ginger love x
Ginger tally = 107
37 still to be uploaded… should do so in the next week or so!
Artwork for Drakensberg Exhibition
This last weekend Assemblage was invited to exhibit at the Smoking Dragon Women’s Festival at the Amphitheatre Backpackers in the Drakensberg. 10 female Assemblage artists participated, including myself. These are the works that I exhibited. Each strip is 1.1 metres long by 11 cm high. Titles: Strawberry Blonde to Titian Orange to Copper Red to […]
The Ginger Revolution
A collaboration between myself, Nicole Ackermann and Dianne Silva. Produced in Oct/Nov 2010.