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Building Africa: The State of Things

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Building Africa: The State of Things

Building Africa: The State of Things 

Matri-Archi(tecture) prepositions an exhibition in Johannesburg, titled ‘Building Africa: The State of Things! The exhibition asks what it means to restore, preserve, foreground, call upon, remember, and project former and future conditions of socio-political identity through the architecture of buildings that were once central figures in the political agenda of South Africa. The exhibition foregrounds research about the Constitutional Court and Union Buildings.

Matri-Archi(tecture) is an intersectional collective dedicated to the development of African spatial education. Based between South Africa and Switzerland, Matri-Archi(tecture) offers a site for artistic collaboration through design, art, and architectural research projects. As a constellation of pluri-disciplinary African and diasporic spatial practitioners, Matri-Archi(tecture) recognizes the value of collaboration across multiple worlds and worldviews, collaborating across various cities in Africa and Europe.

Duration and locations:

  • 31 July – 11 August 2023 | Keyes Art Mile, Rosebank, Johannesburg
  • 3 – 6 August 2023 | Decorex Joburg Design Week, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg

Program:

  • 31 July | 11am – 2pm | Preview tour with artists | Keyes Art Mile
  • 3 August | 2pm | Panel discussion with artists | Decorex Joburg Design Week, Sandton Convention Centre
  • 3 August | 7pm | First Thursdays opening talk and vernissage | Keyes Art Mile

Event registration: https://forms.gle/tByfiQXsLycvDoHW6

Info:

  • Exhibition design: Matri-Archi(tecture) – Khensani Jurczok-de Klerk, Tshego Mako, Aude Tollo, Tapiwa Manase, Ann Kern
  • Timber fabrication: Smiths at Work (Pty Ltd)
  • Curatorial invitation: Building Africa Exhibition – Julia Gallagher and Kuukuwa Manful
  • Commissioned by: SOAS University London
  • Supported by: Decorex Johannesburg Design Week, 100% Design Africa, Keyes Art Mile

 

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