Lo-Fi Street Cred - Artist's Zines and Alternative Publications Exhibition and Book Launch
– OPEN TO ALL –
We invite you to join us for the exhibition opening and publication launch of Lo-Fi Street Cred.
The publication is a tangible outcome of the public roundtable discussions that accompanied the exhibition lo-fi street cred: artist’s zines, DIY and alternative publications held on 10 August 2024 at the Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts (JGCBA), Wits Art Museum (WAM), University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). The theme of the roundtable was What value do printed zines and DIY publications offer in a digital age? The discussants were Minenkulu Ngoyi from Alphabet Zoo; Dr. Rangoato Hlasane, Eva-Rose Lundon and Nokukhanya Sibanda from the Department of Fine Arts, Wits University; Neil Badenhorst, Musa Malobola and Ditshegofatso Maoto from the Department of Graphic Design at the University of Johannesburg; Nina Torr, Maaike Bakker, Philisiwe Memela and Callum Sutherland from Open Window, Centurion, and David Paton moderated the event. Each discussant has contributed to the texts that are included in this publication to which Cape Town-based artist Jonah Sack (whose works were included on the exhibition and the cover of its posterzine catalogue) as well as Victoria Wigzell (director of Johannesburg-based Pulp Paperworks) have contributed reflective writings on their communal practices.
Synesthesia Unravelled
– Public Event –
Exhibition and Live Show
Synesthesia Unraveled is an innovative exhibition and performance curated by Fusion Volumes under Choxen Factory. This show invites artists to create pieces that not only embody the spirit of the music but also reflect an assigned colour and feeling of sound from an unreleased E.P. The show opens on Wednesday, 26 March 2025, at 18h00 at NOW Gallery, Open Window Institute.