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Michaelis School of Fine Art
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I to I, 2015
Solo exhibition, Gallery AOP, Johannesburg, November 2015 – January 2016
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I to I dealt with ways in which we confront one another and ourselves. Partly autobiographical, this exhibition reflected on the dualities of growing up and living in South Africa. The underlying violence of a scarred society was set off against the simple routines of my daily life, interposed with childhood memories.
Chicken Run, 2015, panga panga (partridge wood), linde hout (lime wood), enamel paint, stainless steel, objects facing each other with a 250 cm gap between them, object a.) 143 cm high x 48 cm wide x 35 cm deep, object b.) 143 cm high x 48 cm wide x 35 cm deep.
Chicken Run, 2015, panga panga (partridge wood), linde hout (lime wood), enamel paint, stainless steel, objects facing each other with a 250 cm gap between them, object a.) 143 cm high x 48 cm wide x 35 cm deep, object b.) 143 cm high x 48 cm wide x 35 cm deep.
Chicken Run, 2015, panga panga (partridge wood), linde hout (lime wood), enamel paint, stainless steel, objects facing each other with a 250 cm gap between them, object a.) 143 cm high x 48 cm wide x 35 cm deep, object b.) 143 cm high x 48 cm wide x 35 cm deep.
Pretoria Mirror, 2015, convex security mirror, panga panga (partridge wood), 27 model paint canisters, magnets, 63 cm high x 63 cm wide x 11 cm deep.
Pretoria Mirror (detail), 2015, convex security mirror, panga panga (partridge wood), 27 model paint canisters, magnets, 63 cm high x 63 cm wide x 11 cm deep.
Security Camera (Beech), 2015, beech wood, stainless steel screws, aluminium bracket, enamel paint, 50 cm high x 50 cm wide x 40 cm deep.
Security Camera (Kiaat), 2015, kiaat wood, stainless steel screws, aluminium bracket, enamel paint, 50 cm high x 50 cm wide x 40 cm deep.
Confession Podium, 2015, bronze, weather-resistant steel, mild steel, stainless steel, wood, enamel paint, 169 cm high x 76 cm wide x 64.5 cm deep.
Confession Podium, 2015, bronze, weather-resistant steel, mild steel, stainless steel, wood, enamel paint, 169 cm high x 76 cm wide x 64.5 cm deep.
Arnhem Mirror, 2011, convex security mirror, linde hout (lime wood), 120 colour pencils, magnets, 75 cm high x 75 cm wide x 70 cm deep.
Arnhem Mirror (detail), 2011, convex security mirror, linde hout (lime wood), 120 colour pencils, magnets, 75 cm high x 75 cm wide x 70 cm deep.
Foot-Washing Podium, 2015, bronze, weather-resistant steel, mild steel, stainless steel, wood, enamel paint, 115 cm high x 79 cm wide x 59 cm deep.
Foot-Washing Podium, 2015, bronze, weather-resistant steel, mild steel, stainless steel, wood, enamel paint, 115 cm high x 79 cm wide x 59 cm deep.
I to I, 2015, wooden folding chair and side table (object a), wooden baby chair (object b), enamel paint, beech wood, kiaat wood, stainless steel; objects facing each other with a 250 cm gap between them, object a.) 76 cm high x 110 cm wide x 85 cm deep, object b.) 92 cm high x 57 cm wide x 50 cm deep.
I to I, 2015, wooden folding chair and side table (object a), wooden baby chair (object b), enamel paint, beech wood, kiaat wood, stainless steel; objects facing each other with a 250 cm gap between them, object a.) 76 cm high x 110 cm wide x 85 cm deep, object b.) 92 cm high x 57 cm wide x 50 cm deep.
Motion Sensor, 2016, kiaat wood, beech wood, 18.5 cm high x 13 cm wide x 6 cm deep.
Feed the Dogs, 2014, beech wood, weather-resistant steel, aluminium, enamel paint; two objects randomly positioned on the floor within a 50 cm x 50 cm wide square area, object a.) 30 cm x 30 cm wide x 7cm high, object b.) 25 cm x 25 cm wide x 5 cm high.
Skerppunt Ammunisie (Sharp Point Ammunition), 2015, 34 x Remington .223 bullets (disarmed), beech wood, kiaat wood, enamel paint, 23 cm high x 35 cm wide x 18cm deep.
A Shrine to My Lunch, 2015, beech wood, kiaat wood, enamel paint, 23 cm high x 35 cm wide x 18 cm deep.
In a Different Time, 2015, beech wood, kiaat wood, enamel paint, 37 cm high x 35 cm wide x 18 cm deep.
17,122 Days of Art (11 January 1969 to 28 November 2015), 2015, beech wood, kiaat wood, enamel paint, 23 cm high x 35 cm wide x 18 cm deep.
17,122 Days of Art (11 January 1969 to 28 November 2015), 2015, beech wood, kiaat wood, enamel paint, 23 cm high x35 cm wide x 18 cm deep.
Truth and Confession Podium (TCP), 2007, photolithograph, edition of 10, 70.5 cm high x 50 cm wide.
Public Foot-washing Podium (PFP), 2007, photolithograph, edition of 10, 70.5 cm high x 50 cm wide.