Alphabet Zoo, the Johannesburg based collective founded by printmakers Minenkulu Ngoyi and Isaac Zavale is hosting zine making nights at the Bubblegum Club project space in Newtown. Ngoyi and Zavale have extended an open invitation to cultural practitioners interested in collaborating on the development of a zine over a three “zine nights” residency in March….
Facebook should be understood as a form of democratic space in which people from various walks of life are able to distribute and contribute to a digitized cultural ethos. Its various pages are created by its multitude of users and function to reflect the lives and experiences of those they target. Here we see at…
The short film Jas Boude (2014) has recently been blowing up online. Directed by Georgina Warner & Imraan Christian, the documentary details a day in the life of a group of young skaters from Valhalla Park on the Cape Flats. In just 13 minutes the film weaves slick skating footage of the 20SK8 collective…
When Espacio Dios joins my table, at some faux Italian joint in Sandton, I’m startled to meet three beaming young men, so I cautiously enquire about the crew, if they have a collective name and so on, expecting a fun or corny comeback but I’m quickly placated by their humility and openness. Espacio’s manager, Zidaan…
Memes are fast becoming the dominant popular art form on social media. As a medium, they are simple to make and the right combination of image with text can become a viral sensation overnight. The directness of memes has made them an important mechanism for political communication and social commentary. For example, the online ubiquity…
After months of teasers, Daniel is here. Supergroup, Batuk dropped the video and EP yesterday. The video was shot by Kent Andreasen in Mozambique and holds stirring visuals of the group along with featured vocalist Nandi Ndlovu. Batuk’s debut is a beautiful and modern expression of Africa without borders, reflecting a refined appreciation for dance,…
The earliest existing use of the hashtag UMSWENKO can be found on a May. 31, 2012 photo posted by @1phiko (Phiko Mditshwa) a member of and digital co-ordinator for the rap crew Boyzn Bucks. The image posted was a screenshot of Siyabonga Ngwekazi aka “Scoop Makhathini” performing in Khaya “Bhubesii” Sibiya’s music video for the…
