'Sterntaler'
Elize Vossgatter at AVA
Elize Vossgatter presents 'Sterntaler', an exhibition of paintings. Sterntaler, a story by the Grimm Brothers is the departure point for Vossgatter's investigation of contemporary femininity and the roles women play in society. Sterntaler is a story of total submission, total self-abnegation. The girl gives everything, risking even her life and only then is rewarded by heaven. A dismal story of womanhood worldwide.
12 March - 04 April
'Ingekleur: Outside the Lines'
Various Artists
‘Ingekleur’ translated from Afrikaans is ‘coloured in’, ‘coloured’ or ‘marked’. The term ‘Ingekleur’ refers to the imposed identity. The subtitle alludes to boundaries often transgressed by the people of this social/cultural group. It imbues the societal constructs that were put in place but at the same time speaks of rebellion. ‘Outside the Lines’ alludes to identities that are not homogenous and static, but are shifting, contradictory, liminal and diffusive. Stereotypes of identity are easy to market and employed to strengthen narrow perceptions of what identity entails. In exploring Coloured identity, the project also aims to blur the boundaries of art production and art processes by including various forms of creative projects.
Various work from the realms of graffiti, archiving, performance and installation will be included. Look out for Igshaan Adams, Robyn-Leigh Cedras, Dion Cupido, George Hallett, Lee-Anne January, Vivien Kohler, Craig Masters, Selvin November, Sophie Peters, Ayesha Price, Roderick Sauls, Donovan Ward, Mak1one.
Opening Introduction by ?Emile Jansen
'Hello Oscillator'
Nathan Gates
In drawing on Lévi-Strauss’s theories on bricolage, Nathan Gates found himself continually oscillating between mythological and scientific modes of thought and action. 'Hello Oscillator' is a witty exhibition grounded in the conceptual investigation of two different ways of thinking.