Nicola Ann Art
Nov 12
by Nicola in Art, Cities 0 comments tags: Art, BeanOn Photography, Boy Parts / Girl Parts, derelict, Exhibitions, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, The Green Camp Gallery Project, Umbilo Road

Artwork transforms derelict building space

The Glenwood Gazette published a few of my words and photographs, Friday, 7th November, on how artwork transforms derelict building space at The Green Camp Gallery Project.   View the original post and images here: beanon.co.za/green-camp-gallery-project/
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Oct 29
by Nicola in Art, People 0 comments tags: Art exhibition, Artists, BeanOn Photography, Ctrlroom, derelict, Durban, Gallery, KwaZulu-Natal, Open-air, Sinegugu Ngwenya, South Africa, The Green Camp Gallery Project, Umbilo Road, Wi-Fire, Xolani

The Green Camp Gallery Project

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 […]
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