AN EXHIBITION that explores the legacy of colonialism and apartheid in South Africa is on at the Goodman Gallery Projects at Arts on Main in Johannesburg.
Titled iItyala aliboli/ Debt don't rot, the show is a conceptual confrontation of the economic crisis in South Africa by a Cape Town artist network called Gugulective.
The exhibition explores the disappointment of democracy that exponentially precedes the global recession of the past few years.
Using their multi-media approach of combining print, installation and film, the exhibition it forces one to engage your mind.
The concept of people queuing, the old South African rand notes and mousetraps shows how the present society has to pay the debt of the previous regime and how the masses become mice in the capitalistic economic system.
Both the installation and video work revolves around the idea of entrapment and attempts at freedom and emancipation.
The Guguletctive is made up of a group of young artists, musicians, writers, DJs, rappers and poets from the Cape Town townships.
Current members include Ziphozenkosi Dayile, Athi Mongezeleli Joja, Ayanda Kilimane, Kemang Wa Lehulere, Khanyisile Mbongwa, Dathini Mzayiya and Unathi Sigenu.
This notion of cultural development reflects Gugulective's pursuit of using and promoting the arts as an instrument for social change through the platform they have created at Kwa-Malmli's Shebeen.
The collective was borne out of a need for intellectual and creative spaces on the periphery of the mainstream art world. They have participated in numerous major shows
The show is on until August 28.
Paying the debt of apartheid regime
AN EXHIBITION that explores the legacy of colonialism and apartheid in South Africa is on at the Goodman Gallery Projects at Arts on Main in Johannesburg.
Titled iItyala aliboli/ Debt don't rot, the show is a conceptual confrontation of the economic crisis in South Africa by a Cape Town artist network called Gugulective.
The exhibition explores the disappointment of democracy that exponentially precedes the global recession of the past few years.
Using their multi-media approach of combining print, installation and film, the exhibition it forces one to engage your mind.
The concept of people queuing, the old South African rand notes and mousetraps shows how the present society has to pay the debt of the previous regime and how the masses become mice in the capitalistic economic system.
Both the installation and video work revolves around the idea of entrapment and attempts at freedom and emancipation.
The Guguletctive is made up of a group of young artists, musicians, writers, DJs, rappers and poets from the Cape Town townships.
Current members include Ziphozenkosi Dayile, Athi Mongezeleli Joja, Ayanda Kilimane, Kemang Wa Lehulere, Khanyisile Mbongwa, Dathini Mzayiya and Unathi Sigenu.
This notion of cultural development reflects Gugulective's pursuit of using and promoting the arts as an instrument for social change through the platform they have created at Kwa-Malmli's Shebeen.
The collective was borne out of a need for intellectual and creative spaces on the periphery of the mainstream art world. They have participated in numerous major shows
The show is on until August 28.
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