#iqhiya

[heywhereartthou]

“I imagine a type of cartography that is more human-oriented and less capital-driven. Cartography or geographical mark making that is primarily informed by the occupants of the spaces being mapped out. Space making that seeks to dismantle social and political imbalances instead of the current types of planning and architecture which perpetuate the displacement of marginalized and poor people.” -Bronwyn Katz

Bronwyn Katz, a founding member of IQhiya and South African artist known for her work that pieces together products of industry as markers of movement and occupied spaces, comments on relocating from Cape Town to Johannesburg, cartography focused on humanity rather than wealth, and her own personal artistic practice.  

More here: http://bit.ly/2F25RPz. 

(Photos via Bronwyn Katz on Instagram) 

[heywhereartthou]

In South Africa, alcoholism remains a suppression tactic from colonizers, holding Lungiswa Gqunta’s people back. But in Lungiswa’s work, she shows that, with the same object used to control them — i.e., bottles of alcohol, her people resisted apartheid by reusing and creating petrol bombs in the home. Full episode here: http://bit.ly/WATxLungiswaGqunta.

[heywhereartthou]

“In a day, walking around Cape Town I am harassed at least five times a day, 35 times per week. If you look at it per month and per year, it’s pretty much all my life. Now imagine what that must do to one psychologically.” -Thandiwe Msebenzi to Design Indaba.

In much of her work, Cape Town-based artist, @thandiwemsebenzi unpacks patriarchal oppression through the personal, in photos that address womxn’s bodies as objects of desire and control. Through this, she seeks to confront rape culture and its silencing of womxn, particularly womxn of color.

Read more about her work here: http://bit.ly/2gM7n0p. 

Photos by Thandiwe Msebenzi (Follow her on Instagram here: @thandiwemsebenzi.) 

[heywhereartthou]

Episode 1’s @buhlebezwesiwani is 1 of 12 creative, South African women featured in House and Leisure Magazine's #HLNextGen2017. Did you catch her feature in the magazine's #HLNextGenIssue? 

Video still via @houseandleisure on Instagram.  

[heywhereartthou]

Love seeing all the art from Black womxn artists currently on display all over the world!

From Paris to Philly, you can travel the globe or stay close to home to experience the legacy, language, and magic of Black womxn creating their worlds through various artistic expressions (Lungiswa Gqunta from WAT Episode 3, who recently premiered her work at KELDER in London, included!).

More info here: http://bit.ly/2H25ntj. 

[officinedellimmagine]

Wees Gegroet, 2016 still frame Happy birthday to the youngest artist of our gallery @bronwyn.katz God seën jou! #bronwynkatz #officinedellimmagine #samartprojects #palaisdetokyo #iqhiya #southafricanart #southafricanartist #emergingartist #africanartist #artwork #installation #contemporaryart #africanart #amazingwork #weesgegroet #bedsprings #contemporaryafricanart #womenartists #artwork #installation #contemporaryartgallery #artexhibition #womeinart #wecallitafrica #workoftheday (presso Galleria Officine dell'Immagine)

[meka-owethu]

Siyotshatisa. #hlubi #xhosa #xhosapunk #steampunk #goldsunglasses #beads #doek #headscarf #iqhiya #black #lipstickjunkie #beautyofafrica (at Pretoria Eersterust "Poort")

[tirivamwe]

Day 22 #100daysofcrowning . Thank you @nottyndebs for this post! This chick has been sipping tea and Crowning since way back when. To be honest I'm pretty distracted by her earrings which i feel ought to find their way to my ears (subtle but not so subtle hint!)kikiki! Crown Stories is a celebration of us as women, of sisterhood and friendships. Thank you so much to those that have contributed so far. I CANNOT possible get to 100days on my own so please do this with me! #Repost @nottyndebs with @repostapp ・・・ #shweshwe #iqhiya #respectthedoek #crown vibes today cc @tirivamwe0#headwrap#dhuku#duku#crown#celebration#sisterhood