As part of an ongoing series of solo shows by recent Masters of Fine Art Graduates, the Michaelis Galleries hosts the exhibition RE-site: Playful Sculptural Interventions, by Kira Kemper.
Using fabric as a medium, the artist has created a series of prop like sculptures and costumes that were inserted into Company’s Garden, a public space in Cape Town’s city centre. These interventions, or disruptions of the everyday, were documented and are displayed in the gallery as postcards for the public to take-away.
The sculptures and costumes are all white as they strive to mimic Colonial and Cape Dutch architectural motifs. The softening of these historically loaded architectural features has a humourous effect, which is seen throughout the documentation of these public interventions. The work in the gallery space show signs of wear-and-tear, some of the work is dirty and damaged, and remain as residues of performances. Other works encourage gallery visitor’s interaction, like “RE-lie on Me” a massive, soft Corinthian column that functions as a comfortable swing or hammock. (Image attached)
Kira Kemper completed her BA Fine Arts at WITS University in Johannesburg in 2010, where she first explored the idea of public space as a platform for her creative explorations. Kemper completed her Masters of Fine Arts at Michaelis Art School in Cape Town in March 2013, with distinction.
BINDERY SPACE, MICHAELIS GALLERY, UCT HIDDINGH CAMPUS, 31–37 ORANGE STREET, GARDENS, CAPE TOWN
OPENING HOURS: TUESDAY TO FRIDAY 11:00 – 16:00, SATURDAY 11:00 – 13:00, OR BY APPOINTMENT.
PUBLIC WALKABOUT with the artist: Friday 11 October, 13:00 – 14:00 (free of charge)
EXHIBITION OPENS: Tuesday 8 October 2013 at 18h00 EXHIBITION CLOSES: 12 October 2013
INFORMATION: JOSEPHINE HIGGINS, TEL 0828061030 or josephinemhiggins@gmail.com.
