‘Living in the Age of Corona Virus’ The Corona Virus that emanated out of Wuhan in China at the end of 2019 has effectively turned planet Earth into the site of a live 21st century science-fiction film set. 2020 was a year of subversion. Never since the Spanish flu has…

HONG KONG ENCOUNTERS Lindsay Varty is an award-winning writer, public speaker, author and a member of the Hong Kong women’s rugby team. Lindsay currently gives talks to schools and societies about Hong Kong’s unique culture and identity and the need to protect it. She also runs walking tours around the…

Daniel Hewson (DH): Thank you so much, Robyn, for agreeing to this interview. So I wanted to start by asking you if you could share some of your earliest memories of growing up surrounded by sugarcane fields. Robyn Denny (RD): Growing up in Durban, the most distinctive thing was how…

The Contemporary Moment / Bevan de Wet 1) How would you describe the contemporary moment in terms of a South African art context, African art context and international art context? I think generally there is a large drive towards abstract work, perhaps in SA it’s happening slowly but internationally its…

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to art and culture spaces in Cape Town. Many residents have been staying indoors so as to mitigate the risk of infection. The pandemic has resulted in a continued shift onto online platforms such as websites and social media apps such…

Introduction As a youth the Far East or the Orient was incredibly romanticized and took hold of my imagination continuously. This was partly due to the limited access to learning about the Far East within an educational system heavily geared toward the West, especially the United Kingdom and the USA…

Living, witnessing and seeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, has without one’s choice, brought on new subversions and inversions into how we do things. To visit a painter’s studio amidst this pandemic, makes the pleasure of viewing traditional media even more poignant and visceral. …

South African artists that include William Kentridge and Mohau Modasikeng frequently utilize charcoal within their art production. This very medium is indulgently laced within the historic trajectory of South Africa. Coal is the source of heat and electricity. It pollutes our atmosphere and for countless years has provided electricity to…