Emily Rice (Cape Town)
Unseen Precipice, 2026 Wood, distressed fabrics and Plaster of Paris 145 cm x 70 cm x 53 cm Artist’s Statement Unseen Precipice navigates the delicate threshold between presence and hesitation, where perception shifts from passive looking to an embodied encounter. The work emerges from a sustained practice of “the art of noticing”, developed during walks […]
Benjamin Rautenbach (Pretoria)
I think I’m a good person, 2026 Photo transfers, acetone prints, recycled fabric, collage, Plaster of Paris 9 Part: 126 x 104 cm Artist’s Statement I think I’m a good person is a single body of work consisting of gel medium photo transfers and acetone prints on recycled fabric which have been collaged onto sheets […]
Lesedi Walter Ramushu (Johannesburg)
Stone Fields, 2025 Charcoal 82 cm x 82 cm Artist’s Statement My practice grows out of memory, storytelling, and the landscapes that shaped me in Mpumalanga. Working mainly in charcoal on 300g Fabriano paper, I use black and white to focus on light, texture, and contrast. Living with colour blindness taught me to notice details […]
Simon Radebe (Pretoria)
Give and take, 2026 Mixed media 183 cm x 53 cm x 90 cm Artist’s Statement The work directly addresses how South African politics affect our day-to-day quality of life. It chooses not to run away from the true version of the reality faced by many citizens in so far as service delivery is concerned. […]
Dora Prévost (Johannesburg)
Unspoken, 2025 Clay 33 cm x 22 cm x 25 cm Artist’s Statement Unspoken explores the relationship between intimacy, silence, and visibility through an object that is rarely seen yet remains closest to the body. I was drawn to the symbolism of an undergarment as a quiet witness to our lives. It accompanies us through […]
Vas Putter (Johannesburg)
What lies beneath, 2025 Assemblage (found materials) 150 cm x 220 cm Artist’s Statement What lies beneath is a large sculptural mixed-media assemblage piece with adjustable hanging net installation. The cityscape depicts the glistening and shiny buildings of a metropolis. The dark web-like installation below shows that what is above, is not a true reflection […]
Prinitha Pillay (Johannesburg)
Render, 2026 Acrylic on canvas 122 cm x 91,5 cm Artist’s Statement Render is concerned with what the brain does when nothing is asked of it. The default mode network — active in rest, in self-referential thought, in the mind’s continuous rehearsal of its own identity — is the neural substrate of the face that […]
Lucelle Bernadette Pillay (Johannesburg)
Death of SMS: Pocket / Disconnect, 2026 Acrylic sheets, LED lights, wood, paper 3 Part: 190 cm x 250 cm x 90 cm Artist’s Statement POPTXT Reconceptualised The POPTXT exhibition (2017) fulfilled the requisite for my Masters exhibition and investigated the phenomenon of text messaging as a postmodern human sign and symbol of computer mediated […]
Frans Phooko (Polokwane) | Artwork 2
Pending delivery, 2026 Mixed media 48 cm x 62 cm x 46 cm Artist’s Statement Pending delivery uses the language of packaging and shipping to explore delayed promises and the slow delivery of basic services. The artwork transforms a cardboard box into a symbol of public expectation, carrying requests for housing, water, electricity, roads, employment, […]
Frans Phooko (Polokwane) | Artwork 1
The problem remains, 2026 Mixed media 69 cm x 48 cm Artist’s Statement The problem remains transforms a discarded cardboard protest sign into a mixed media sculpture that reflects on the gap between temporary protests and the lasting conditions that cause them. Made from reclaimed cardboard, steel, paint, marker ink, tape, staples, fire and found […]