2023 Archive

  • Cunning stunts
    Q&A • 30 Jan 23
    South African artist Frank van Reenen’s latest solo exhibition explores human folly. >
  • To the world
    Q&A • 13 Mar 23
    Sumayya Vally is shaping and shifting architectural discourses for the future. >
  • Japanimation
    Q&A • 20 Mar 23
    Wooden puppets come to life in an action-packed stop-motion film about revenge. >
  • Print first
    Q&A • 20 Mar 23
    This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative is a storyteller at heart. >
  • Wayfinder
    Q&A • 27 Mar 23
    For 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kamil Adam Hassim, nature is the ultimate inspiration. >
  • Body of work
    Q&A • 4 Apr 23
    2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Thembi Mthembu uses the body as a site for her artistic exploration. >
  • Face value
    Q&A • 11 Apr 23
    Cape Town-based 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi is obsessed with faces. >
  • She shoots
    Q&A • 17 Apr 23
    SAFTA-nominated director Jessie Zinn is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023. >
  • Common lens
    Q&A • 25 Apr 23
    Analogue photographer Sandra Leigh Nagel’s work has a clear style, cutting-edge aesthetic and unequivocal direction. >
  • Main character
    Q&A • 2 May 23
    This Design Indaba Emerging Creative captures a spark of hope in his artworks. >
  • Re-threading
    Q&A • 8 May 23
    Fashion designer Khumo Mohloli Morojele finds inspiration in the traces of memory in thrifted clothes. >
  • Finding hope
    Q&A • 12 May 23
    Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023 Oteng Hope Kopiso applies no limits to her craft. >
  • Woven stories
    Q&A • 22 May 23
    The artistic practice of this 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative examines memory, identity and inheritance. >
  • Material boy
    Q&A • 29 May 23
    This contemporary artist loves challenging notions of understanding and breaking the rules. >
  • To the walls
    Q&A • 5 Jun 23
    ‘Murals have a unique ability to connect with a community,’ says this member of the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives class of 2023. >
  • Hands on
    Q&A • 9 Jun 23
    Rejoice Kunene aims to ‘foster a deeper appreciation for African heritage and its relevance in contemporary society’. >
  • Perfect pair
    Q&A • 19 Jun 23
    This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives duo share a love of creativity, craft and collaboration. >
  • Clothes minded
    Q&A • 27 Jun 23
    2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Nokukhanya Justine Zungu is the founder of a brand that specialises in African contemporary women’s wear. >
  • Hot off the press
    • 4 Jul 23
  • Hot off the press
    Q&A • 4 Jul 23
    Otsile Moumakoe’s artworks incorporate ‘fashion, music, movies and a little bit of history’. >
  • Creative outlet
    Q&A • 10 Jul 23
    This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative offers artists the opportunity to use Persian carpets as a canvas. >
  • Metamorphosis
    Q&A • 24 Jul 23
    ‘I always make clothes that I would want to wear … forever,’ says 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Shamyra Moodley. >
  • Behind the scenes
    Q&A • 20 Aug 23
    Fashion designer Thabo Kopele gave audiences a glimpse into studio life at Decorex Joburg 2023. >
  • Close kiln
    Q&A • 16 Oct 23
    Nindya Bucktowar explores our ever-morphing ecosystems through clay. >