‘God save the gifted. These are the confessions of the young and destined’ from Lordkez’s debut album, TESTAMENT Kezia...
Interviews
Interdisciplinary conceptual artist Tavares Strachan on his first solo-show in Africa with Goodman Gallery, titled ‘The Return’
‘Goodman Gallery presents The Return, the first solo exhibition on the African continent for Nassau-born, New...
Furniture Designer Gabriel Hope on ‘Ex Hotel’ – a fictional place making real things
Gabriel Hope’s ‘Ex Hotel’ defies the conventional boundaries of hospitality. Mostly because it doesn’t really exist. ...
Self-Produced Artist Lover Buffet on Creating Visual and Sonic Collisions
I have always found the term ‘DIY’ interesting when it relates to artists. Surely, all art is inherently DIY? I...
Love and Creativity Intertwined with Dicker & Dane
The single force underpinning our capacity for creativity is human connection. On the altar of artistic expression,...
Skyler Kade Williams of ‘Stylist’s Own’ on starting his brand ‘KADE’
A little earlier in the year, a mysterious campaign cropped up on my feed. A brand simply titled ‘KADE’, the campaign...
Conjuring Vulnerability with Visual Artist Naledi Modupi
Illustrators are the visual conjurers of emotions - bringing forth the tapestry of stories that bind together the...
‘Of Form and Essence’ with Chad-Lee van Wyk’s label FORGE
There is this notion in art, fashion and design that all originality is prefaced by one’s ‘point of view’. Namely, it...
‘Innovation & Longevity Personified’ as Lazarusman Unpacks His 15 Year Journey In Music
In a world where groove culture has evolved and dance environments have shifted, Lazarusman stands as a beacon of...
Photographer Kitso Kgori on capturing the truth of beauty
Photography is an immortalising artistic technique. It suggests the utmost curiosity in the world around us and for...
Conceptual fashion designer Yamkela Mahlelehlele’s manifesto for South Africa’s young creatives
We have never lived under more commercialised conditions. Contrasted against the pursuit by so many to forge creative...
Sei Siren’s Latest Sonic Project ‘orca’ Self-Actualises Her Artistic Vision
I have the immense privilege of conversing with many of South Africa’s most creative beings. The honour of this is not...
