Visit Gallery F to see AMEN Grassroots Football, a solo exhibition by Jessica Hilltout, to find out what football means across the African Continent.
In 2008, Jessica Hilltout left Brussels for Cape Town with a Hasselblad, 300 rolls of film and the curiosity of What does football mean across the African Continent?
Over nine months, she travelled across the continent with no fixed plan, first in an old VW Beetle and later in a converted Nissan Vanette. Moving through cities, towns and open fields, she photographed football at grassroots level as the game revealed itself from place to place.
Throughout the journey, she exchanged manufactured footballs for handmade ones, returning with 35 balls that came to represent the essence of the trip and the heart of the project.
The exhibition brings together a selection of works from this journey, offering a direct and considered look at the game as it is played, shared and carried forward across different landscapes.
Jessica Hilltout will be joining Gallery F in Cape Town for the opening on Thursday, 21 May 2026, and will also be at the gallery
on Friday for conversations and book signings. This will be an opportunity to meet her, hear more about the project and have copies of the book signed.
View the exhibition catalogue HERE.
The catalogue includes selected works from the exhibition, project information and details on available prints.
WHAT: AMEN Grassroots Football – Jessica HilltoutÂ
WHERE: Gallery F, 78 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town.8001
WHEN: Opening Evening: 21 May 2026 6pm – 9pm | Gallery Hours Mon to Fri 10:00 – 16:00 By apt preferable
INFO: T +27(0)83 594 8959 | E info@galleryf.co.za | VISIT
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