Washes of colour bleed into pools of pleasure. Delicately drawn and intricately articulated. Forms of flesh emerge from thread. The intersection of love and lust. Interjected by a moment of escape from a solitary echo-chamber. Lured by siren call of paint and brush – lifting the veil of separation. Transitioning from viewer to maker. Transgressing…
Born in Luanda in a highly political family, Paula Nascimento had always had a feeling that she would become an architect. She then moved to Lisbon for high school, and later on moved to London to study architecture. When asked about her views on architecture and urban planning on the continent, Nascimento mentioned that she…
Robyn Kater is a bold, passionate and multifaceted artist who is deeply inspired by the city of Johannesburg and all those who live within it. She views her home city, Johannesburg as the compelling and rich space that has greatly influenced her personal identity as well as artwork. The 23-year-old freelance artist, who recently graduated…
An empty clinical space. Naked with years of raped neglect finds a new meaning. Inhabited by the sounds of abstract ambient looping that resembles industrial clanging and the movement of water. In the middle, stands a light source – a life source. The floor is strewn with white paper. From outside she appears to move…
Buckle up, we’re getting meta about writing here – this is an article where a writer writes about writing and the reality of being a writer, taking time to reflect on the state of the writing industry within South Africa. In an attempt to engage the issues that young writers, wanting to start their own…
Kunsthal KAdE in the Netherlands will host a new exhibition titled Tell Freedom. 15 South African artists. The 15 artists featured engage with South Africa’s history of racial violence, racial capitalism, inequalities and injustice. However, there is a sense of hope for the future that comes across in their work; a realistic hope that comes…
For many years formal institutions and the educational methods associated with them have been framed as the key that unlocks grand opportunities for anyone who wants to be a self-sufficient adult. And with South Africa’s unemployment rate sitting at 27.7%, a certain level of formal education is a must. However the lesson that so often…
“It is all about using our own words and our own agency to speak for ourselves in a world that either tries to speak for us, speak at us, or ignore us entirely.” Iranti-org is an organisation founded by Jabulani Pereira and Neo Musangi as a response to the lack of documentation of hate crimes…
“Manifesto Queer AI advocates for: The queering of communication technologies. The queering of machine learning algorithms. The careful and collaborative curation of training material by and for a diversity of sensibilities and actors. The cumming undone of logics and sense making. The slipperiness of language. The accidental poetry of nonsensical miscommunication er(r)o(r)s. Fluid autonomous playful…
The Queer Feminist Film Festival (QFFF) will be taking place on 19 and 20 January in Khayelitsha. In addition to the film screenings that will be ongoing throughout the two days, there will be panel discussions involving activists and creatives. Attendees can also experience the performances and artworks produced by queer artists. The idea for…
A new curator-in-chief for the Johannesburg Art Gallery has been appointed – Khwezi Gule. Considering the tough times the institution has faced recently – the gallery flooding last year due to roof leaks, and a previous curator suddenly leaving, a general lack of maintenance – Gule comes as a welcomed breath of fresh air, and a sense…
Kunlé Adeyemi challenges the perception that to modernize is directly translated to the western trajectory of design and development. With the intention of addressing issues related to rapid urbanization and climate change within the African context, Kunlé Adeyemi and his architecture company NLÉ are constantly developing a number of urban, research and architectural projects in Africa….
