Ryan JanssensARTIST STATEMENT Flow The crashing wave captures the ocean’s relentless energy and timeless rhythm. Inspired by its power and constant motion, I seek to reflect the strength, change, and serenity that the sea embodies. The ocean’s unpredictable nature reminds us of life’s ebb and flow, inspiring both resilience and awe.
READ MORE Jacques WeyersARTIST STATEMENT Contortionist An ode to the starving performers. In this time, the hustlers — the street buskers, the performers who rely on spare change in their pockets — those who cannot earn, cannot survive. They are the true artists: the starving artists, those who need our support, any support. They are born into their […]
READ MORE Stefan SnymanARTIST STATEMENT Two women without names—one veiled in bleak Scandinavian light,the other lit with bold defiance. ARTIST BIOGRAPHY Stefan Snyman is a South African-born photographer who has lived in Sweden for the past decade. His portfolio spans many genres, specialising in sport, fashion, and commercial photography. His style blends his South African roots with Scandinavian […]
READ MORE Obakeng MolepeARTIST STATEMENT Tumelo Both bodies of work belong to my series titled Tumelo, a word that directly translates to “Faith.” I created Tumelo as a way to explore the duality within faith and religion, revealing the tension between the absurdity of blind faith and the profound beauty of human beings choosing to believe in something […]
READ MORE Garreth BarclayARTIST STATEMENT The Veil of Duality The Veil of Duality examines the balance between what we show and what we hide. Through black-and-white photography, I explore contrast — light and dark, strength and softness, confidence and vulnerability. The flowing fabrics and shapes represent the layers we all wear to protect or express ourselves. Each image […]
READ MORE Theodore AfricaARTIST STATEMENT I began working with self-portraiture during the pandemic because I was my only available model. Since then, I have gradually developed a practice in this format, which I continue to explore alongside my commercial photography work. As an only child, I have always felt quite solitary in the world — but never lonely […]
READ MORE Dewald DanielsARTIST STATEMENT Enchanted Noir Enchanted Noir reflects a quiet narrative between presence and place — moments where the subject becomes part of the landscape rather than standing apart from it. This piece was created with my life partner, Annelee, as part of the personal stories we craft purely for the love of art and what […]
READ MORE Neil RobertsARTIST STATEMENT In Your Room This work is part of an ongoing series called In Your Room. It speaks to nostalgia, self-expression, and my personal journey toward the ever-changing destination of self-discovery. It questions the fine, binary lines of life and what it means to be expressive or creative. As the years pass, these themes […]
READ MORE Michael Oliver LoveMichael Oliver Love's Changing Shape explores the relationship between light and shadow — the sun's passage across the sky captured in fleeting, transformative moments.
READ MORE Marcel HerholdtMarcel Herholdt is a self-taught artist based in Greyton, near Cape Town, whose Afro-pop protest paintings take aim at surveillance, control, and the quiet erosion of personal freedom.
READ MORE Mary-Lou KessellMary-Lou Kessell has spent six years creating collage-based posters, experimenting with colour, objects, textures, and people - a passion she believes she inherited from her mother's love of scrapbooking.
READ MORE GERHARD VAN DER WESTHUIZENARTIST STATEMENT Beneath the Surface Beneath the Surface explores the tension between strength and sensitivity, between the exterior we show and the inner world we conceal. Each piece fuses metal and paint — two materials that mirror the duality of the human experience. The metal skin shields and reflects, while the oil-painted figures reveal emotion, […]
READ MORE THAMSANGA MFUPHIInkunzi Isematholeni which figuratively translates to & quote the leaders of tomorrow comes from the youth of today" is a series based on human conditions, his inspiration comes from his life experiences, being a South African who grew up in Zimbabwe raised by a family of women only.
READ MORE HAGE MUKWENDJEHage Mukwendje is a Namibian visual artist based in Windhoek, working in mixed media that combines painting with newspaper collage to explore identity, history, and social narrative.
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