The work ‘The Eaters:: Comedores / The Eaten :: Comidos’ was realised for a group exhibition and cultural exchange project called Conversations in Gondwana which culminated in an exhibition hosted at the Centre for Contemporary Culture São Paulo (CCSP), in Brazil, in 2019. The work allowed for a conversation across histories and geographies, personal experiences …
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Muchoindio.com is the name given to the URL associated with the artwork that forms part of the practical component of my PhD dissertation. The webpage houses several multi-channel short video pieces that play automatically and on a continuous loop along with selected still imagery that all make up the webpage. The combination of still and …
As part of the 2006 Venice Architecture Biennale, themed Cities: Architecture and Society, curated by Cassim Shepard, I was invited to produce a short film profiling Johannesburg. The film, titled JHB626GP, combines digital photographs, archival film, video, and kinetic flash animations to capture the unique urban rhythms of Johannesburg. It explores the city’s historical legacy …
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Photos: Ashley Walters, Poem: Toni Steward This collaborative walk and spatial intervention through performance, sound, poetry and alternative forms of collective mapping took place under the rubric of a public art festival put together to commemorate the centenary of the 1913 Land Act. The LAND festival, put together by the Gordon Institute of Performing …
This article was originally published in the African Cities Reader I. A creation of Chimurenga and the African Centre for Cities: https://chimurengachronic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/African-Cities-Reader-I-Online-high-res.pdf By Ismail Farouk Joubert Park presents a particular context of the Johannesburg inner city in decline. situated centrally in the downtown area, Joubert Park boasts two large taxi interchanges and a tightly locked …
Smaaklik is a public artwork created for the City of Gent and Africalia between 2010 and 2016. It is more than an artwork, more than a bench, more than a place to sit. It is a site for gathering, an invitation to linger, and a social strategy disguised as urban furniture. The work unfolded over …
Trolley pushing activity in the city of Johannesburg provides a necessary service for people wanting to transport heavy baggage through the city. most trolley pushers charge a fee of R20 for a single load, but are seldom paid more than R5 by streetwise customers who know that trolley pushers are in no position to bargain. …
Soweto Uprisings dot com (2006-2009): https://sowetouprisings.blogspot.com/ SowetoUprisings dot com. was a digital project that traced the various routes taken by students from different schools in Soweto on June 16, 1976. By spatially locating personal testimonies and narratives, and identifying landmarks significant to individuals, the project aimed to illuminate the complexity and multiplicity of the day’s …
