Festive Season at the AVA Gallery – and the Association for Visual Arts will be open to welcome all visitors to Cape Town with two exciting exhibitions!
Currently on show is /ˈwɔːtə(r) by the 2022 Nando’s Creative Exchange, in the Long and Main galleries, and Inescapable, by Trine collective on the Mezzanine level. Both shows run until 12 January 2023..
/ˈwɔːtə(r)/ Nando’s Creative Exchange
In recent history, water has moved to the forefront of our consciousness; we have become hyper-aware of how life-essential it is. Water has become a hotly contested political issue that sees differing ideologies at war; while one country finds itself underwater another is experiencing extreme drought.
Photo above (clockwise from the top) Sifiso Temba ‘Sgubhu’ 2022, Tanja Truscott ‘Storage’ 2022,
Velile Soha ‘Question of Style’ 2022, and Simon Venter ‘ Refractions’ 2022
Water has power in our daily lives; it has life-giving and destructive qualities at the same time. It sits supreme in ancient historical narratives and current affairs. It can hold spiritual significance and can create social boundaries. It can nurture or destroy; it can cleanse and submerge; it can dampen and heighten the senses. Water’s nature of fluidity is complex and its movement suggests constant change. Without it, we would not exist.
Inescapable by The Trine Art Collective
The artists of Trine Art Collective are concerned with the inescapable destiny of humanity. “As a collective, we grapple with an awareness of loss in our investigation into the ecologies that form part of the fabric of our everyday lives. As artists, we respond individually to the disruptive forces which alters the ecologies of nature, the city, and home. In light of the accelerated growth of capitalist culture in our timeline, we cannot turn our attention away from these fragile ecologies. Our work is a documentation and a response to these changing ecologies as it is happening in a hypermediated world characterised by multiple crises.”
Detail of (clockwise from the top) Elske Henderson – ‘Suburban Blue Dreams’ 2022,
Christel Liebenberg – ‘Broken comfort’ and, Staša Hlava “Utopia Found”, 2022
Other than that, when last did you see the Creative Blocks display or the selection of other individual gems on consignment? “Please consult our staff, if you are looking for something special this season” – an offer you shouldn’t refuse!
WHAT: Festive Season at the AVA Gallery
WHERE: AVA Gallery – Association for Visual Arts, 35Church Street, Cape Town 8001
WHEN: 10h00 – 17h00 Mon to Fri: 10h00 – 13h00 Sat | Early closing 31 Dec 10 am – 12 | Closed 1+2 January 2023 | Current exhibition until 12 Jan 2023
INFO: T +27 21 424 7436 | E mirjam@ava.co.za | VISIT | Spier Arts Trust and Nando’s Creative Exchange
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