“Uninhabited Territories”
The Black Heart Gang, Ree Treweek, Markus Wormstorm, Pieter Meintz, Jannes Hendrikix, The Camissa Collective, Alison Kearney, Thando Mama, Zen Marie, Margaret Stone and Nontsikelelo Veleko
24 Mar → 8 Apr 2006

“The post-apartheid struggle is far from over, but it has shifted. Young South Africans are voicing opinions and creating their own identities in dynamic and creative ways outside of the overtly political arena”. Raffaella Della-Donne, South African writer.

Uninhabited Territories is an exhibition of new work by young contemporary artists from South Africa. Curated by Fiona Maxwell and Rachael Watts, the exhibition features new media, film, photography and works on paper. Macabre, bizarre and morbid visual representations come to the fore as a means of playfully addressing issues close to the heart, such as politics, representation, violence and identity.

The Blackheart Gang feature stunning illustrations and a fantastical animation, (also showing on the big screen at Horse Bazaar 15-26 March).

Nontsikelelo Veleko and Thando Mama engage in issues of race through fashion photography and video respectively.

In contrast, Margaret Stone’s Cloneurbia presents a warped view of white suburbia while Zen Marie continues his ongoing study of cricket around the world.

The Camissa Collective represent a grass roots photographic revolution.

Alison Kearney’s presents new work about museology that she developed in residence at Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces in December 2005.

Interviews between the participating artists and curator, Rachael Watts, in the Editorial section of this site.