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427 Wieners – a film by Talya Galasko

427 Wieners has been unpublished up until today. This short film by Talya Galasko has female empowerment at its core and is aimed at changing the way females are viewed on screen as well as in everyday life. The film is cheeky, daring and a different way of expressing female sexuality. In my interview with…

Masixole Ncevu – capturing city living

Masixole Ncevu creates work in charcoal and video, but his photography is taking centre sage at the moment. Having moved to Johannesburg from Cape Town last year, he has been photographing the sprawling metropolis and the vibrant characters that inhabit it. I interviewed him about how his move to Johannesburg has allowed him to embrace…

The JAG under conceptual (re)construction: A review of Ângela Ferreira’s South Facing exhibition.

Buildings mark the moments in our history where a people thrived.  Ângela Ferreira’s “South Facing” is the exhibition that marks an important moment in the Johannesburg Art Gallery’s (JAG) evolution.   For the artist “buildings can be read as political texts” and this location has its own fair share of history. She examines the relationship…

Elizaveta Rukavishnikova – seeing the colour of sound

Elizaveta Rukavishnikova is a Russian born artist currently residing in Johannesburg. Her art functions as a mirror and is rooted in what she calls Space-Mystic Humanism. Her paintings and drawings depict haunting characters all expressed in pastel tones. In my interview with the artist we discussed her past and her creative process. Rukavishnikova grew up…

Turbine Art Fair 2017 // The Red Edifice of Cultural Display

An iconic red roof rests on brick and mortar in the midst of the bustling city. A mammoth giant. The glass and steel structure extends into lofty space. Flooded with light. The refurbished 1920s power station is a vessel of display for burgeoning young artists, waiting for works to be catapulted into contemporary collections. The…

Hasan and Husain Essop – Refuge

Being 21st century visual artists is a challenge enough on its own! But add trying to tag “ambassador for your faith” on to that and that’s exactly the mission of Hasan and Husain Essop. In a world filled with media that revolves around villainizing the Islamic faith and labeling its followers “extremists”, the Essop’s are…

Katleho Kano Shoro: ‘Serurubele’ poetry collection take off and the writing on the wings

Writing can take many forms and take people on multiple journeys. South African-based poet, researcher, project manager and content editor, Katleho Kano Shoro, recognises the reflective and transformative power of words. I interviewed her about soon to be released book, Serurubele, published by South African publishing house Modjaji Books. Katleho also shared with me the…

Combining art and city-making

Future Cape Town takes on a transdisciplinary approach to research and urban living. In the spirit of this they put together the project Constructing Future Cities and selected 5 female artists who operate within the built environment to re-imagine cities led and designed by women. This involved a short trip to Durban and a week…