Mckayle Steyn (Pretoria)
All the ways I’ve seen you, 2025 Photographic screenprint on Fabriano, Edition 1 of 3 92,5 cm x 134 cm Artist’s Statement All the ways I’ve seen you examines the relationship between surveillance, self-representation, and the fragmentation of identity. The work consists of fifty-eight photographic stills arranged within a rigid grid structure. Each image depicts […]
Hlumelo Mayekiso (Gqeberha)
Isizukulwane, 2025 Red terracotta clay and copper oxide 25 cm x 16 cm diameter Artist’s Statement This piece is part of my series of my work Abazukulwana Isizukulwane (grandchildren and great grandchildren) produced in 2025. A body of work that tells a story of my growth and how I perceive life as a young man. […]
Janu Snyman (Pretoria)
Obsessive selfishness, 2026 Wood 3 Part: 5 cm x 34,5 cm x 22 cm Artist’s Statement Obsessive selfishness is a series of three utensils with handles that fit the artist’s hand and no other. The handles are made to mimic the artist’s hand and provide a comfortable grip for them and them alone. They accomplish […]
Asanda Sikiti (Gqeberha)
Amabele, 2026 Acrylic on blanket 66 cm x 108 cm Artist’s Statement I grew up around umgidi. I have watched it, participated in it, and felt the weight of what it is supposed to mean, the return of young men from seclusion, transformed, received back into the community. I have watched the women wake up […]
Sethu Sikhosana (Pretoria)
Playing dress-up, 2026 Digital collage Diptych: (2) 45,5 cm x 32 cm Artist’s Statement Playing dress-up explores the intricate web of traditional expectations and values passed down through generations in my family. In the first piece, I depict myself as a child, playing dress-up with my mother and sister. The pervasive lace, symbolising the expectations […]
Thobekile Shange (Durban)
Isthunzi neNtsikelelo, 2026 Grass, beads, cement 53,5 cm x 49 cm x 45,5 cm Artist’s Statement Isithunzi neNtsikelelo emerged through a deeper reflection on my relationship with daily contemporary rural Zulu living. The grass broom is an object I have lived with throughout my life. I have used it within the home, watched the women […]
Sebotse Selamulela (Bloemfontein)
Kobo ya Thuto, 2025 Lithography on Fabriano, Edition 1 of 5 80 cm x 61 cm Artist’s Statement Kobo ya Thuto is a colour lithograph that explores the tangible dimensions of what an image can hold beyond representation. Referencing a photograph of my grandmother whom I was named after, yet never had the opportunity to […]
Trevor Seema (Pretoria)
Ignoring the signs Charcoal on paper 59 cm x 42 cm Artist’s Statement Ignoring the signs is inspired by a recurring reality in my everyday surroundings. Almost everywhere I go, I encounter warning signs that prohibit illegal dumping or public urination, yet those same spaces are often filled with rubbish or used in the very […]
Monah Schroeder (Bloemfontein)
Dacryphilia, 2025 Photographic print 35,5 cm x 45,5 cm Artist’s Statement This artwork is a photographic print documenting a tattoo based on The Monster, an original poem written by the artist. The work explores themes of emotional trauma, identity, transformation, and resilience, examining how destructive relationships can permanently alter an individual’s sense of self. Through […]
Santana Rowney (Pretoria)
Trading tradition, 2025 Steel 70 cm x 44 cm x 30 cm Artist’s Statement Trading tradition is a sculpted metal worker’s jacket. Bent, cut, ground, welded and polished, it forms a steel shell of a garment once meant for labour. Its structure is assembled from scrap offcuts – each piece a fragment of another life […]