“I love the world film creates without trying too hard” This statement by photographer and filmmaker Adriaan Louw explains his expansion into film. Over the years he has documented different genres and artistic forms, from art to skateboarding to fashion, with youth culture being the thread that ties these various endeavours together. “Everything I’ve done…
A saturated mustard yellow surface glistens, punctuated by gleaming circles of a similar shade. A jar brimming with nostalgic gelatinous forms lies at a half-tilt, threatening to spill over. Memorabilia from a bygone era. Fuchsia lips and the wide-eyes of a direct gaze are adorned by these scattered semi-transparent shapes. Each one slightly different, exuding…
The UK based director known for ‘A Young Summer’s Heart’ and the video for ‘Black Crow’ took over my Mac Book screen with his vivid imagery last night. Pizzichini’s work has a defining style and the ability to be real and surreal simultaneously. The unique diversity of Pizzichini’s skill compels his viewer to travel between…
Signs saying ‘Danger Gevaar Ingozi’ may be plastered everywhere in South Africa, warning people away from potential harm, but as the name of the collaborative print workspace on the fringe of Maboneng, it is one of the few places in the country that young artists and simply curious members of the public could engage with…
Lubbinge’s photography is female driven and with her cunning use of nature and the female form she pulls her viewers into a carefully curated utopia unique to her work. Nature and the female form become one as she captures with her lens that which she finds beautiful and inspiring. Lubbinge lived in Pretoria for most…
The immersive technology of virtual reality has world shaking implications. Something as small as a VR headset can destabilize the core categories of dream and flesh which make up consensual reality. With the new show Virtual Frontiers, artist Francois Knoetze is using VR to disrupt the historical categories which continue to infect contemporary South Africa…
“We live it. We breathe it. We talk about it, because it festers inside our minds and we can’t stop…It’s an energy. It’s an energy that becomes this ball.” These are the words from a conversation between Riley Grant, Claire and Abi Meekel. Referring to themselves as the Conversationists, Riley, Claire and Abi along with…
Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful. This quote by poet and author Rita Dove encapsulates the feelings that Belinda Zhawi has towards writing poetry and writing. She has been writing for several years, mainly doing poetry, but has done prose too. She has performed at festivals and literary events all over…
Abi and Claire Meekel present under the collective Meëk. They have swiftly become a feature within the South African art scene dabbling in various forms of expression. You may recognize them as the sisters who modeled for Tarryn Francis or the sisters in the recent film by Aart Verrips or perhaps you know them as…
DANDANO is a digital platform that focuses on highlighting the incredible work of African filmmakers and musicians. With the aim of presenting classic creations and new productions produced on the continent, their platform is a collection of musical innovation and cinematic inspiration through interviews and opinion pieces. I had a conversation with founder and Creative…
The Seppis is a collective consisting of married couple, Seemaa Allie and Taariq September. The Cape Town based collective toil together in art direction, styling and photography. Their imagery and practice creates an aesthetic verging on unease and unconventional beauty. The Seppis was molded 11 years ago when Allie and Taariq started collaborating together during…
I feel like I’ve always known Olivia, if knowing her from the age of 7 is counted as always. After not seeing each other for nearly three years, I met up with her for an interview about her photography and work in film. The way that females are portrayed in her work has always been…
