Shui Hoppenstein (Johannesburg)
Feeling reserved, 2026 Linocut print on tablecloth and found furniture Installation: 100 cm x 90 cm x 215 cm Artist’s Statement Feeling reserved revisits the fragile nature of coming home after leaving my faith and feeling out of place in the community. A pew from Cyrildene Shul, the synagogue wherein I grew up, stands invitingly […]
Nkomene Hlongwane (Pretoria)
Ti Colour Blocko, 2025 Found plastic, wool and cotton thread 144 cm x 144 cm Artist’s Statement My practice is rooted in inherited knowledge passed down through generations in my family. We preserved our cultural identity and spiritual consciousness through the act of weaving and interlocking materials. For us, weaving is more than skill, it […]
Heidi Hirsch (Cape Town)
The last supper, 2025 Ceramic (stoneware, oxides/stains, underglaze, glaze) 5 cm x 26,5 cm x 32 cm Artist’s Statement The last supper consists of a sardine can resting on a dinner plate. Its surface hints at preserved contents concealed from view, while an ominous inscription on its side reads: “Use by 2035”. Beside the plate, […]
Leah Rachel Hawker (Cape Town)
Lilian, 2025 Yarn embroidery and beads on cotton textile 103 cm x 79 cm Artist’s Statement In 2025 I embarked on an ambitious project titled Women Woven Together where I utilised traditional women’s handicrafts to create a body of ten works over 3 months that honoured and celebrated iconic South African women and acted as […]
Karen Harkema (Pretoria)
Echoes of knowledge (A critical interrogation of algorithmic bias), 2025 Video & oil on board Diptych: 256 seconds, 71,5 cm x 110 cm Artist’s Statement Echoes of knowledge is a mixed-media diptych installation staging a critical dialogue between traditional art history and algorithmic bias. Positioning a vertically mounted 4K video screen alongside an appropriated oil […]
Hamma (Cape Town)
Mona Lisa, 2026 Charcoal 62,5 cm x 45 cm Artist’s Statement Mona Lisa borrows its title from Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. This artwork reimagines one of historically recognised figures through the image of an elderly Xhosa women. Often identified as iqaba “uneducated”, her wisdom is not found in formal education but in earth beneath […]
Reinhard Giezing (Johannesburg)
Unobtainable, 2026 Wood, paper Triptych: (1) 52,5 cm x 42,5 cm; (2) 36,5 cm x 28 cm Artist’s Statement Wood. Such a common thing here. A medium I dearly love working with — it smells delightful, and with care and attention it can be turned into such wonderful objects and artworks. But ironically, wood is […]
Lloyd Arthur Flanegan (Bloemfontein) | Artwork 2
Revival, 2026 Mixed media 80,5 cm x 32,5 cm x 45,5 cm Artist’s Statement Suspended between sheets of glass, an anatomy of tiny drawn creatures, symbols, and flowers coalesces into a singular human figure. Illuminated by a glow from beneath, an autopsy of sorts takes place, demanding the question: What symbols, metaphors, and stories do […]
Lloyd Arthur Flanegan (Bloemfontein) | Artwork 1
Temenos – The box, 2026 Mixed media 82,5 cm x 67 cm x 66,5 cm Artist’s Statement A box beckons, illuminated by a light coming from the bottom drawer. Upon further interaction, the viewer discovers the box’s inner world is much like their own, dense with memory, metaphor and symbolism. Black ink on transparency plays […]
Cady Fick (Gqeberha)
Toothbrush, 2025 Material one 18 cm x 7 cm x 14 cm Artist’s Statement To challenge the patriarchal systems normalising the commodification of the female body; I merge my body into a common object. By moulding my teeth into a toothbrush, I present myself as an object to be used, metaphorically depicting my past experiences […]