#Repost @afronovagallery (@get_repost) ・・・ Leaders who fist People @lawrence_lemaoana and #henrivergon A Change in the Narrative Absa Gallery With #lawrencelemaoana and #billiezangewa The exhibition titled A change in the Narrative explores the winning artists' narratives, through their work and through the reflective retellings of their thoughts and experiences since winning the Absa L'Atelier Gerard Sekoto Award. The exhibition is curated by Luyanda Zindela, a young Durban-based artist who won a Merit Award in the2014 instalment of the Absa L'Atelier competition. "The exchange of narratives is an innately human activity and a key component in the sharing of meaningful human experiences. Gerard Sekoto's work drew heavily from the value of the narratives around him. It is this dedication to the value of the narrative, especially the artist's narrative, that is a key part of the ethos of the Gerard Sekoto Award," says Dr Paul Bayliss, Absa Art and Museum Curator. The artists participating in the exhibition include Belinda Zangewa,Lawrence Lemaoana, Nomusa Makhubu, Nina Barnett, Retha Ferguson, Nyaniso Lindi, Bongumenzi Ngobese, Isabel Mertz, Bambo Sibiya, Mongezi Ncaphayi, Mbavhalelo Nekhavhambe, Natalie Moore, Matete Motubatse and Banele Khoza. A change in the Narrative runs from 20 November 2017 to 26 January 2018 at the Absa Gallery in Johannesburg. (at Gauteng)