Namibian exhibition opens in the Mother City
Unmourned bodies
The exhibition Unmourned Bodies curated by Jo Rogge, and presented in collaboration with The Project Room Namibia, takes a multifaceted approach to showcase the work of Namibian artists to a new audience in South Africa.This landmark exhibition opening at the AVA Gallery in Cape Town this evening pays homage to the historical links between the Namibian Arts Association and the AVA, and seeks to redress the colonial presentation of Namibian cultural production through inclusion, and to highlight the contemporary blurring of art and crafts, by selecting artists that work with non-traditional materials.
These artists were invited to visit the archive of the NAA to select a work from the collection that personally resonated with them and to recreate a unique artwork of their own in response, with some interesting and surprising results.
The AVA Gallery is located in Church Street, Cape Town.