Hardline
Amber-Jade Geldenhuys’ s 2017 Transformer sculptures can be constructed or changed by anyone. A series of modular stainless steel triangles, they are bolted together to form organic geometric objects. Like a beehive, these triangles allow construction in an intricate maze of information. For the artist, this action can be done by anyone to ‘destabilize the sole role of […]
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‘Material City’: Brett Charles Seiler chats to Sandile Radebe Brett Charles Seiler December 7, 2016 “SR: Yes, the wall installation by Amber-Jade Geldenhuys is comprised of metal angles constructed with bolts with a gap in the centre. The work signifies controlled access to secured spaces. It is encouraged by the audience to continue to build the […]
Read ArticleFalse Idols
In the current climate of post-truth politics, a global vacuum of credible leadership, and a pervasive apocalyptic feeling that the ‘the centre will not hold’, we might well ask what we’ve done to anger the gods. However while the ethically–challenged at the helm seem determined to drive the ship off-course, there is also a world-wide […]
Read ArticlePlastic Fences and Yellow Brick Houses
The exhibition featured installations, sculptures and works on paper which interrogated escalating securitisation in the suburban environment. en route view: The art of hyper security Plastic fences and yellow brick houses
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SEE-SAW. WITS/UCT Masters Exchange Exhibition. Michaelis Galleries at the University of Cape Town. Theatrical Ritual
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UJ FADA Gallery, Johannesburg The urban landscape in Johannesburg is dominated by security concerns. Inhabitants have a deeply cultural constructed relationship with their environment; this can be seen in everyday sites like shopping malls, universities or gated communities. These places are dismissed as neutral, but security is enforced and contested daily. Surveillance and Deliberation
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