Practice-led and oriented towards intuitive connections, artists reveal an encounter with the creatove impulse (the scintilla) in whichever form or guise it may take. Through the creative act, the artist-as-alchemist manifests aesthetic forms ofdiscovery and magic. In \\\’Scintilla: An Alchemy Show\\\’, a selection of South African and international artists present inspired responses to this concept.
alchemy chemicals process-led materials metamorphoses
Participating artists: Lynette Bester, Justin Fiske, Jonathan Freemantle, Nicholas Hales, Rudi le Hane, Luke Kaplan, Nina Liebenberg, Jabulani Maseko, Mitchell Gilbert Messina, Bongani Njalo, Lauren Palte, Gaelen Pinnock, Gabrielle Raaff, Chad Rossouw, Buhlebezwe Siwani, Marlene Steyn, Simeon Nelson & Moffat Takadiwa (collaboration) and Jo Voysey.
Curators: Conor Ralphs, Leigh-Anne Niehaus
Essay by: Conor Ralphs, Leigh-Anne Niehaus
Gallery: Commune.1, Cape Town
Dates: 6 November 2014 – 13 December 2014
Website: http://www.commune1.com/scintilla
Pages: 25
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