Christa Dee

Christa Dee is a Digital Visual Anthropologist and writer. Her previous Anthropology research has focused on Instagram and its uses for re-thinking Johannesburg imaginaries and mapping practices. Her recent Masters research unpacks the remediation of the African knowledge and technology as form through digital art shared on the Internet.

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FiveHead Studio – new generation content creation

In 2016 during her first year at LISOF, Reneilwe Masekoameng had a vision for a space that would allow creative collaboration between hersel...

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“I am Scum Boy and my work is Scummy” – an interview with 3D artist and motion graphic designer Scum Boy

'SCUM BOY. TRANS 3D Artist. Motion Graphic Designer'. These are the descriptors that are shared on Scum Boy's Instagram profile. With a dist...

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Correcting the landscapes of time with Malebona Maphutse

The settler makes history and is conscious of making it. And because he constantly refers to the history of his mother country, he clearly i...

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Refuse to be the Muse – Highlighting the role of women in the art world

Refuse to be the Muse. This is a powerful and expressive statement. This is also the title for a month-long campaign running in connection w...

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NO BAD HAIR – a stylish visual rant

The visual collaboration titled NO BAD HAIR is a testimony to the generating power that can come from acting on spontaneity and creative imp...

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‘What is South Africa, even? Vol 2.’ // exploring history and nationhood

Curator Carlyn Strydom has been active in the heritage and arts sector for 7 years. Her own story in curatorship is tied to the development ...

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Life Be A Drag // Lunga Ntila and Natalie Paneng on the performative aspects of everyday actions

Having worked on a small collaboration together in 2017, Lunga Ntila and Natalie Paneng have been following the development of each other's ...

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Noncedo Charmaine – the intimacy in images

The process of producing images can allow one to hold personal histories in one's hand. An assistant to memory, an image can outlive the peo...

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Setabane // A Platform Sharing LGBTI+ love and affirmation

Setabane an online platform founded by Brilliant Kodie, aims to disseminate and archive the stories of LGBTI+ people in Botswana. With self-...

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ALA // paying homage to the Igbo Goddess of earth, fertility and creativity

Long limbs and extended necks. Full body organza gowns coat glowing skin. Photographer Asamaige Ogaga's editorial pays homage to the Igbo Go...

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Suburban Surrealism – An Interview with Jheyda McGarrell

Photographer, curator and activist Jheyda McGarrell creates work to speak to people of colour, specifically queer people of colour. Describi...

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21 Years – Making Histories with South African Fashion Week

"Fashion is defined as the art of the perfect moment, the now at the threshold of an immediate future" This quote is taken from the back ...