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 […]
Ansu Feiertag & Lené Swanepoel – Collaboration (Gqeberha)
Embrace, 2025 Photographic print on Epson enhanced matt 42 cm x 30 cm Artist’s Statement The photograph explores the relationship between body as artist and object as artwork through the depiction of an artist holding their ceramic skateboard creation. By situating both the ceramic skateboard and the artist within the skatepark, the image transforms the […]
Leandri Erlank (Cape Town)
Somatic field IV, 2025 Oil on canvas 100 cm x 150 cm Artist’s Statement Somatic memory. My practice explores how the body retains memory, particularly in relation to trauma and lived experience. Using a single strand of my own hair as a drawing tool, I create delicate, repetitive marks that speak to the body’s quiet […]