Nolan O Dennis
Nolan Dennis is a Johannesburg-based multimedia visual artist who uses painting, drawing and installations to break down the constructs of society, dubbed by the artist as ‘social fiction’. His work reflects themes of collective memory, time, space and future, particularly in the South African context.
He is part of the collective duo Mafuta Inc. and has an ongoing collaboration with The Brother Moves On, having designed album covers fo... Read more
Ronald Machatuta
Ronald Muchatuta is a Cape Town-based contemporary artist from Harare, Zimbabwe. In his paintings he deals with the African context, that is, the issues dealt with or the folklore he grew up hearing. Using painting, drawing and mosaic, he is inspired by artistic forces that survive in all human beings, no matter how different we are, and reveals his emotional connection to issues affecting Africans.
In light of the xenophobic attacks that t... Read more
Lesiba Mabitsela
Lesiba Mabitsela is a Pretoria-born fashion designer and artist. He mixes modern clothing with African aesthetic and other cultural influences such as Islam, drape, modernism, gender, modesty and poverty. Read more
Dathini Mzayiya
Dathini Mzayiya is a fine artist from Queenstown in the Eastern Cape. He uses oil paint, charcoal and mixed-media to depict the socio-political landscape of post-Apartheid South Africa. Read more
Ayana V Jackson
Ayana Vellissia Jackson is a visual artist and NYFA fellow for photography from New Jersey, who explores identities of inhabitants of Africa and the African diaspora through photography. Read more
Khaya Witbooi the voice in my art
Khaya Witbooi is a multimedia artist from Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, who uses a combination of stencilling and oil painting to express his observations on topics like the failure of democracy to provide solutions to problems related to post-colonial and post-apartheid South Africa. Read more
Zanele Muholi part 2
On this film Zanele Muholi shares how she started into photography. We hear how it is now an instrument of healing and self valuation for her, as she deals with the different ideas behind her images. We take you through a short, looking at her works as they hang at the Stevenson Gallery in Braamfonein. This short film is accompanied by a very sombre, calm and emotive piano piece by Ethiopian musician Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou titled Homesick.
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Setlamorago Mashilo
We had the chance to sit down and have a chat with Pretoria born artists Setlamorago Mashilo about his exhibition The Lands Lord he showcase at the Turbine Art Fair 2015 and where he draws his inspirations from. Mashilo was the first TASA Award winner in 2014. Read more
City of Gold – Hustling in Johannesburg (trailer)
City of Gold: Hustling in Johannesburg documentary follows the lives of three people living in the inner city. We listen to their story as they narrate their day to day, wish and dreams. This is a human story that tells of triumph over situation and position in society.
As independent film makers we would like you guys to help market this documentary film be it via blogs, websites, screenings, radio interviews etc.
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After Sex
The film is a short experiment on how we act after the deed has been done. Read more