There are many places in South Africa that are connected through their names with sites of conflict around the world: Beirut in Alexandra in Johannesburg was named when hostel violence erupted in the area in the early 1990s and references the Lebanese Civil War; Kosovo, in Cape Town, developed after privately owned land was settled by people in need of homes, invokes the war in Kosovo, in Central Europe; and,referencing local events, Marikana near Philippi in Cape Town was settled and named shortly after the tragic events at Marikana in North West Province in August 2012.
In Satellite Cities Svea Josephy, presents large colour photographs that explore what these connections mean to the people in the places that adopted these names.
Svea Josephy Noeleen Murray settlements towns photography urban history politics land naming identity place architecture Wits City Institute UCT NRF Wits Art Museum AVA
Artist: Svea Josephy
Essays: Noëleen Murray, Svea Josephy
Galleries: Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg & AVA, Cape Town
Dates: 20 January 2016 – 10 March 2016 & 29 July 2016 – 27 August 2016
Website: (review) http://artthrob.co.za/2016/02/05/double-meanings-svea-josephys-satellite-cities/
Pages: 66
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