12 YEARS AND BEYOND

DUT exhibition accompanies Awareness-Action-Advocacy: 12 Years of Paper Prayers at Artist Proof Studio.

12 Years and Beyond is a visual exhibition that accompanies Awareness-Action-Advocacy: 12 Years of Paper Prayers at Artist Proof Studio, a catalogue that celebrates a consistent multi-year and multidisciplinary approach to advocacy and action.

Curated by Mphapho Rangoato Hlasane for the DUT gallery to coincide with the “art and social justice” conference, this show aims to exemplify the multitude of theory and action that brought together a range of institutions, organizations and communities across South Africa and beyond.

12 Years and Beyond draws from the visual material such as Paper Prayers, Photo voice and maps produced by participants over the last 12 years. The visual materials on show are outcomes of a range of multi-modal interventions that addressed socio-economic issues of HIV/AIDS and entrepreneurial activity. The exhibition indicates how visual-arts based participatory processes enable ongoing reflection and action and how such processes initiate and sustain working networks and partnerships.

12 Years and beyond runs from March 23 to April 1 at the DUT Art Gallery (Steve Biko Campus) above the library. More information from DUT Gallery Curator Nathi Gumede on 031 373 2207, fax 086 6740 983 or email: nkosinathig@dut.ac.za