Found in lower Glenwood, the rebirth of a derelict now known as the Green Camp Gallery Project beats with its heart in the open.
Partly a work function – Wi-Fire, powered by Ctrlroom, sponsored the free Wi-Fi for the event – I wouldn’t have missed for the world. An experience that took me back to my school days (my maths is exceptionally bad so I won’t even attempt to work it out…) when learning about the history of art, and all I wanted to do was draw and be creative at every possibility.
Xolani, simply known as ‘X’, started the project towards the end of last year and has hosted a number of exhibitions since then, although Boy Parts/Girl Parts was the first of its scale.
Sinegugu Ngwenya – Ctrlroom’s temporary Marketing and Brand Communications Trainee – exhibited, “I Never Thought I was a Feminist”, where people could interact and engage with the subject matter. Ngwenya presented a recording of her stories for all to listen to; those that took the opportunity, within an open cubical, were moved by the experience and the sensitive subject matter.
“Don’t fuss about the battle, when you stand to lose the war.”
Ngwenya stated: ‘It was an eye-opener to think of African feminism as the right to an education but also the right to be comfortable as whom we are, and the right to make a lasting difference. Culture is created and defined by people and now it is our responsibility as African women to change our culture. ’
Other exhibitors featured works by Desire Marea and Jessica Pike.
If you haven’t experienced this vibrant project yet and are an art lover, then keep an eye on their Facebook page for the next exhibition or concert. You most certainly shall be blown-away, and no pun intended.
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