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With light being a central element, every year the choice of artworks reinforces just how innovative, bold and experimental South African artists are.
Playful, provocative, reflective and engaging – each iteration of the event encourages viewers to contemplate what it means to live in this intriguing, diverse, complicated and hopeful nation on the southern tip of Africa.
The project will completely or partially fund installations chosen by the selection committee, headed by curators Jay Pather and Vaughn Sadie.
The selection is not confined to a theme, but artists may be prompted by the ethereal and the whimsical, artworks that speak to technology, issues affecting South Africa, resilience, enchantment and exuberance, and the working wine farm.
Categories of work may include:
Expressions of interest must include:
Email your expression of interest to the project manager at lightart@spier.co.za before 6 July 2024. A more thorough proposal may be requested after the shortlist is announced.
For ideas on the type of work the Selection Committee is interested in featuring, refer to last year’s programme.