黑料不打烊

In late 2023, the David Krut Workshop (DKW) was approached to collaborate as part of The Occupying the Gallery mentorship programme, established by Mary Sibande and Lawrence Lemaoana. The aim of the programme is to introduce a number of artists from different backgrounds to the world of art and the myriad of spaces/opportunities therein. As a collective the artists would 鈥渢ake up residence in and transform an otherwise used space into an active open working environment that offers access into artistic processes鈥� to create works that are then showcased, moving through the different aspects of collaboration, printmaking and institutions as they go.

This exhibition delves into the notion of 鈥渜uarters鈥� as a potent symbol of spatial control and the dehumanizing conditions imposed on non-European people during South Africa鈥檚 apartheid era. The term 鈥渜uarters鈥� refers not only to the physical spaces鈥攄omestic worker quarters, migrant labour hostels, and segregated townships鈥攂ut also to the broader structures that shaped the personal and collective identities of millions. Through each artist鈥檚 unique lens, the works presented transform these spaces of oppression into sites of memory, resistance, and possibility.