A weekly round-up of South Africa’s creative community and projects by Between 10and5 includes one from Cape Town and another from Oudshoorn.
Brilliant ‘spare-time’ photography by Gabriella Achadinha
Originally from Bloemfontein, Gabriella Achadinha relocated to Cape Town in 2009 to study Film Production at Afda. She then completed her honours in Film and Media Marketing at the University of Cape Town and is currently working as a freelance production coordinator.
While her passion for photography was not as immediate as her love for film, Achadinha now spends the majority of her spare time taking photographs and is building up a beautiful collection of images in the process. Her adopted city has become an influence on her photographic work – both physically through its beautiful landscape, and through its hive of young artists, many who feature in Achadinha’s portraiture.
Award-winning album art for Haezer
Chris Slabber for Haezer
Chris Slabber is a graphic designer who uses photo manipulation to create other worlds in his designs. Commissioned by unconventional, electronic dance musician Haezer to create the artwork for his latest EP – Gold Plated Frequencies – Slabber worked together with photographer Adriaan Louw to create an image that was recently selected as a winner for the 2014 international A’Design Award and Competition.
The idea of simulating the tension of energy inside a body trying to escape its captor, lead Slabber to imagine a stone sculpture on the verge of breaking apart. He began researching ancient Roman and Greek sculptures to try to understand how they would react to vibrations before simulating the effect in his art.
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