play' catalogue

sculpture park

11 Oct-15 December

featured artistsBEEZY BAILEYMAAIKE BAKKER &NADINE MINNAARWAYNE BARKERLOTHAR BÖTTCHERREHAMA CHACHAGEMILANDI COETZERWILMA CRUISERIVON DANIEL GUY DU TOITHERMAN DE KLERKGORDON FROUDJONATHAN FREEMANTLE &RODAN KANE HARTDERMANI GANIOU DANELLE JANSE VAN RENBURGLOUISE KRITZINGERALLEN LAING JEAN PAUL LEMMERGIVAN LÖTZSKHUMBUZO MAKUNDLAMARTHA COLLECTIVEGERALD MACHONACOLLEN MASWANGANYIMEGABONANZA COLLECTIVEISABEL MERTZBANTU MTSHISELWACHRISS AGHANA NWOBU LOUIS OLIVIERSAREL PETRUSLORINDA PRETORIUSMELLANEY RUITERSSEAN SLEMONROBERT SLINGSBYKARIN SMITHTALITA SWARTSEGON TANJAHANNALIE TAUTEANGUS TAYLORADEJOKE TUGBIYELENICOLENE VAN DER WALTSYBRAND WIECHERSIZANNE WIID

PLAY_an exhibition

An exhibtition curated and facilitated by Beathur Mgoza Baker, Maaike Bakker, Jayne Crawshay-Hall & Isabel Mertz

“Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.” - Heraclitus of Ephesus (about 535 – 475 BC)

PLAY, an exhibition of sculpture, photography, film and performance, will take place at the NIROX Sculpture Park in the Cradle during October, November and December. The exhibition explores the notion of play as an art form. The aspiration is to present an exhibition that investigates the frivolity of play in conjunction with the reception of the mediums on exhibition, and distract viewers from the formalities and seriousness so often felt when considering art. By taking the exhibition outdoors, PLAY implores viewers to interact, touch and play with the artworks and to reinterpret the notion of play within a contemporary setting.

The sculptures presented in PLAY push the boundaries between the artwork and the viewer, where the viewer is invited to participate in a form of play and engagement with the work. The work thus gains meaning through the viewer’s participation and reception. Similarly, the performance presented during events throughout the exhibition requires the participation of the viewer. The act of interpreting the intended sense, or meaning, while at the same time interacting with the work on an informal level, situates the exhibition within the sphere of disambiguation, where the viewer finds it clear that participation is required in order to understand, experience and appreciate the various works on exhibition.

Installed within the context of the Nirox Sculpture Park situated within The Cradle of Humankind, a sense of roots, memory and looking back is invoked. Viewers and artists explore feelings of nostalgia often associated with childhood memories and the promise of the outdoors, recreation, freedom and amusement. PLAY appeals to the viewer to reconsider older cultural catego-ries of gameplay, to become a protagonist in the strategy of re-interpretation.

Lorinda Pretorius Delude I 2014Cold worked glass – sandblasted120mm x 330mm1/1

Delude II 2014Cold worked glass140mm x 330mm1/1

Wayne BarkerSelf Portrait with Model 2007Painted found objects and resin figures in glass

Shop ‘Till You Drop 2007Painted found objects and resin figures in glass

Healing 911 2007Painted found objects and resin figures in glass

Wayne Barker Monkey Makes the World go Round 2007

Guy du ToitEk hoor jou, Hello, I see you 2014Maquettes

Mellaney RuitersCarousel “merry go round” 2014Resin with mixed media, 1/1

Gerald MachonaUntitled (Six faces) 2014Diasec panels and engineering plastic900mm x 900mm x 900mm400mm x 650mm

Louis OlivierRotating Totem 2014Bronze3100mm hight

Hannalie TauteI dare you 2014Embroidery on rubber – embroidered punching bagApproximately 150cm x 30cm

Isabel MertzAptitude test, 2014Bronze, found materialsDimensions variable

Beezy BaileyLady Sky 2014Bronze – edition 2/8Approx. 4.5m2

Collen MaswanganyiPolitical Jenga 2014Leadwood & oak1280mm x 620mm x 420mm

Sybrand WiechersMy favourite toy 2014Enamel paint on steel pipingApprox. 3000mm x 2500mm x 2000mm

Sarel PetrusRiverbeds, 2014Bronze, sand and woodDimensions variable

Nicoléne van der WaltReflecting 2014Cement castsSeries of 5 (unique pieces)Dimensions variable

Guy du ToitEk hoor jou 2014Bronze & wood1750mm x 1000mm x 1000mm

Guy Du ToitHello 2014Bronze & wood1650mm x 1450mm x 1450mm

Guy Du ToitI see you 2014Bronze & wood1800mm x 1300mm x 1300mm

Karin SmithPlay dog 2014Mild steel6000mm x 2600mm x 4500mm

Danélle Janse van RensburgSeek and you shall find 2014Clear Pine wood (1/3)2,8m x 2,2m x 1,1m

Izanne WiidMancala 2014Wood, clay, cow manure, cosmos seed3720mm (L) x 1240 mm

Louise KritzingerSpeling 2014Mixed media installation - sand, painted enamel wood & steel1m x 8m x 5m

Talita SwartsWobbly boy 2014Cast Resin (Unique)1680mm x 1200mm x 1200 mm

Milandi CoetzerShelter 2014Wood and paint2000mm x 2090mm

Mega Bonanza collectivePavement special 2014Mixed mediaDimensions variable

Egon TaniaA middle-aged male, much like myself, standing in the pose of Degas’ little ballerina 2014Bronze (1/7)2200mm to 2400mm tall

Robert SlingsbySympathetic resonance 2010Forged mild steel 1/1900mm x 900mm x 3450mm

MARTHA collectiveThink about what you’ve done 2014Dimensions – 1200mm (W) X 3000mm (H)

Seán SlemonFloating Tree, 2014African Mahogany (1/5)1100mm X 1200mm X 600mm

Jonathan Freemantle & Rodan Kane HartAbsolut(e) Reflection (IV) 2014Mirrored steel, steel ropeDimensions variable

Givan LötzHere lies the 121 variations for 6 pathsthrough a square (no mirror images) 2014Ink stain on sandstone squares (121 pieces)5000mm x 5000mm,

Rivon Daniel YO-YO 2014Glass, Vinyl, Rope

Gordon FroudTaxi, 2014 SteelDimensions variable

Lothar BöttcherCosmic Ignition #2 2014Steel, mirrors, sunlight, people, fireDimensions variable

Wilma CruiseMonkey Business 2014 Bronze and steelSeesaw 3000mm x 1500mmBaboons 690mm x 630mm x 430mm

Maaike Bakker & Nadine Minnaar/ | \ / | / \ | \| / | \ 2014Mixed mediaDimensions variable

Herman de KlerkUntitled (AC motors V2) 2014AC motors, fabric Dimensions variable

‘Design and engineering by Abrie Coertze, JAC engineering Design and fabrication by Raphael Reineke, Pyrophonic’

Allen LaingTeleaphistic-synaesthetic apparatus 2014Bronze, Ceramics, Glass, Wheels and wood 1800mm x 1500mm x 1500mm

Angus Taylor & Johan NortjePLAY – re-treated, 2014Plaster & burlap / hessian over rammed earth sculpture

Jean Paul LemmerThe whistling machine 2014Metal found objects, PVC and enamel1900mm x 2500mm x 2500mm

Blow your sculpture projectUntitled 2014150mm x 150mm x 250mm

Jonathan Freemantle & Hannah LoewenthalMountain 2014performance still

Jonathan Freemantle & Hannah LoewenthalMountain 2014performance still

Jonathan Freemantle & Hannah Loewenthalfilming of film ‘Exploring Mountain’ 2014performance

Mamela NyamzaHatched 2014 performance still

Mamela NyamzaHatched 2014 performance still

Chriss Aghana NwobuWaiting to be born exhibition installation view photographic exhibition

Chriss Aghana NwobuWaiting to be born 1 2014photographic print 16800mmx1500mm

Chriss Aghana NwobuWaiting to be born 2 2014photographic print 16800mmx1500mm

Chriss Aghana NwobuWaiting to be born 3 2014photographic print 16800mmx1500mm

Chriss Aghana NwobuWaiting to be born 4 2014photographic print 16800mmx1500mm

Chriss Aghana NwobuWaiting to be born 5 2014photographic print 16800mmx1500mm

Chriss Aghana NwobuWaiting to be born 6 2014photographic print 16800mmx1500mm

Chriss Aghana NwobuWaiting to be born 7 2014photographic print 16800mmx1500mm

Chriss Aghana NwobuWaiting to be born 8 2014photographic print 16800mmx1500mm

Chriss Aghana NwobuWaiting to be born 9 2014photographic print 16800mmx1500mm

Abdoul-Ganiou DermaniPharaoh In Paris 1 2014photographic print 750mmx1000mm

Abdoul-Ganiou DermaniPharaoh In Paris 2 2014photographic print 750mmx1000mm

Rehema ChachageThe Flower 2014film

Adejoke TugbiyeleafroODYSSEY V 2014film