Speechless

Troubled by the state of the nation and rendered speechless by the dismal vaudeville of the President’s 2015 State of the Nation Address (SONA), South African comic artists present their own personal State of the Nation Address Response (SONAR). Free of captions or dialogue, these images are, quite literally, speechless – visual soundbites that capture our

present collective moment through the offbeat, quirky lenses of 26 comic artists. From hard-hitting political cartoons to pieces of pure whimsy, Speechless presents a unique picture of a society deeply involved in the challenges of transformation.

Artists: Alastair Findlay, Archie Birch, Ben Winfield, Brandan Reynolds, Chip Snaddon, Danelle Malan, Daniël du Plessis, Gerhard Human, Hanno van Zyl, Jesse Breytenbach, Karabo Moletsane, Karlien de Villiers, Kit Beukes, Loyiso Mkhize,  Luntu Vumazonke, Mike Scott, Mogorosi Motshumi, Moray Rhoda, N.D. Mazin, Pete Woodbridge, Ray Whitcher, Roberto Millan, Stacey Stent, Su Opperman, Themba Siwela

Essay by: Sean Christie

Gallery: Erdmann Contemporary, Cape Town

Dates: 26 May 2015 – 11 July 2015

Website: http://www.cciba.sun.ac.za/index.php/galleries/437-speechless-colloquium

Pages: 66

Copyright: All Rights Reserved. These catalogues are for viewing only and permission from the appropriate copyright holder is required to publish or reproduce any part of this catalogue.

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