(Isabel
Mertz)
2011 Gerard Sekoto Prize Winner, Isabel
Mertz, present her first exciting solo exhibition as part of her tour in South
Africa and Lesotho in 2014. Running at the KZNSA Gallery, it is titled The Problem of Crossing a Bridge.
Mertz recently returned from Paris where
she took up her prize and now, this touring exhibition is another part of her
prize. She explains the idea behind the title by quoting Heraclitus, “no man
ever steps into the same river twice, for its not the same river and he is not
the same man".
Mindful of this understanding, the sculptor’s
work is presented as a journey that is not quite completed and invites the
viewer to engage in sculptures and prints that explore her encounters with the “unmappable”
Isabel Mertz was awarded the Gerard Sekoto
award for most promising artist in 2011 and also received a merit prize at the
Absa L'Atelier Art competition. She has participated in numerous group shows in
South Africa and recently exhibited in England and Paris.
Her exhibition is presented by Absa,
together with the French Institute of South Africa in collaboration with
SANAVA, the Embassy of France in South Africa and the French cultural network
of Alliances Française in Southern Africa
The
Problem of Crossing a Bridge runs until June 1 in
the Main Gallery at the KZNSA Gallery, 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, in Durban. More
information on 031 277 1703, fax 031 201 8051 or cell 082 220 0368 or visit www.kznsagallery.co.za
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