Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Noise-The Ultimate Exhibition

On the 2nd of Feb 2013 I had the honor and privilege of attending Lehlogonolo Mashaba's exhibition at Artspace Jhb. It was awe inspiring and so emotionally charged. The pieces came alive in that gallery. The exhibition runs until the 2nd of March2013 at Artspace, 142 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood. Do yourself a favor and go check it out. Well done Hlogi!!

Me and Lehlohonola grew up together in the township streets of Kwa-Thema in the East Rand. Sharing dreams and the love for art and music.It is so inspiring to see he never gave up The Dream. Through hard work and dedication anything is possible. Respect!!

This is how the experts described his exhibition "Engaging with information culture, Mashaba assimilates the ambiguous presence of found text into primal human forms. The laboursome process of cutting relief prints, re-cut on paper and re-assembled, draws attention to hand made processes and the strength and frailty of the human body faced by digital technology"

And this is how I saw it

Noise-The Ultimate Exhibition

A noise so loud
It felt silent
Each pen stroke
Alive with energy
Broken links
Attached by gentle strokes
Commanding attention
Demanding to be seen
but most of all, heard

The pieces held my hand
As I walked in
They spoke to me
And told me their story
Of how sometimes
You need to breakdown
                          To rebuild
You need to deconstruct
To construct
And make noise
          To be heard

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