Mikayla Swartz (Bloemfontein)
Consumed: A self-portrait I & II Photography on Fabriano Edition 1 of 1 2 Part: (2) 102 cm x 75 cm ARTIST’S STATEMENT This project is a continuation of my investigation into using pillows as a surrogate for the body and thematically exploring the effect of trauma on the body and psyche. This intimate object […]
Yasmeen Williams (Cape Town)
Conversations with chairs Video Edition 1 of 10 174 seconds ARTIST’S STATEMENT Conversations With Chairs explores the daily interactions between our bodies and chairs. It considers how these encounters transform both body and object; how our bodies mould to chairs, and in turn, mirror their form. Through repeated contact, we begin to take on their […]
Tanya Steyn (Pretoria)
Quiet appeal (Vervet monkey) Oil on canvas 50 cm x 50 cm ARTIST’S STATEMENT This painting is a quiet plea for empathy. During my time living in Durban, I developed a deep affection for the local vervet monkeys — curious, intelligent, and often misunderstood. While I saw wonder, many others saw a nuisance. Their […]
Karen Stander (Cape Town)
Hotel Kalahari Wire installation 190 cm x 190 cm x 70 cm Artist’s Statement Hotel Kalahari is an immersive wire installation that explores themes of community, care, and resilience through materials, light, and shadow, as well as transparency and volume. Inspired by the architecture of the sociable weavers’ vast communal structures in the arid Kalahari, […]
Helen Stewardson (Bloemfontein)
It is just a game Ceramics Installation: 120 cm x 32 cm x 60 cm Artist’s Statement Clay is a fascinating medium; mud that comes from the Earth through firing turns it to stone. I enjoy seeing what clay can do. I am fascinated by how thin clay can go. In this artwork, it is […]
Hoek Hendrick Swaratlhe (Pretoria)
Kgotso Linocut A/P 104,5 cm x 84,5 cm Artist’s Statement My work explores the evolving landscapes of South Africa and the social inequities experienced by indigenous communities, particularly through the lens of architecture and urban design. I focus on the stark racial disparities embedded in the living conditions created by apartheid-era spatial planning, where non-European […]
Keitumetse Palesa Thabane (Pretoria)
Makaya ya mina (My homes) Photography Edition 1 of 5 42,5 cm x 52,5 cm Artist’s Statement The series Makaya Ya Mina captures images taken both inside and outside my grandparents’ homes. As I spent hours waiting and observing, fishing for moments of movement and foot traffic, I found myself drawn into memories of playing […]
Ella Gail Thomson (Pretoria)
Life Dust Hand bound artist book (Thirty etchings and screenprint on Hahnemühle) 13 cm x 14 cm x 4,5 cm Artist’s Statement The work Life Dust encapsulates the chapters of one’s life into a finite space of interaction. Where memories come into fruition and grow, then fade as life does. Memories bound within the boundaries […]
Deanne Abigail van Blerk (Pretoria)
Obsolete Duplication Etching and Tetra Pac print Edition 1 of 10 62 cm x 82 cm Artist’s Statement Home is full. Collections span within and throughout home. These collections are so vast and important to their collectors that they have become one with the furniture of my household. The specific collection of focus in Obsolete […]
Rose van der Merwe (Johannesburg)
Birds of war Acrylic on canvas 165 cm x 150 cm Artist’s Statement In Birds of War, I am attempting to create a tension between 2 opposing realities: war and peace. The fact that there are currently so many conflicts (and with broader global tensions growing) is something that preoccupies my current thinking. The figures/symbols […]