UNLEAVENED

Group Exhibition | 

Dyman Gallery Stellenbosch 2020

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Curated by Jonathan Griffiths and Amy Pike

A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 

We are malleable beings: kneaded, pressed and moulded by our ideas, rituals and practices as they work upon us and work through us. 

Leaven, the agent that causes dough to rise, provides a metaphor through which to view the work of young artists as they explore the presence and impact of culture, gender, politics and religion in their lives today.

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Two weeks into the exhibition, the South African government initiated a national lock-down in response to the growing threat of COVID-19, and the exhibition had to be suspended. In these unexpected circumstances, the theme of the exhibition has acquired a deeper significance. We have experienced Passover in a tangible way, and the Biblical symbol of bread as provision, both physical and spiritual, is a reminder of our ultimate dependence upon God to meet our needs. 

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Download the Unleavened Exhibition Portfolio (PDF 4.5 MB)

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If you are interested in an artwork email us at 40stonesinthewall@gmail.com for availability and pricing.

Elbie Visser | Installation view.

Elbie Visser | Raise | Oil on board

Elbie Visser | Relief | Oil on board

Elbie Visser | Precipice | Oil on board

Elbie Visser | Levare | Gouache on Paper

Elbie Visser | Quintessence | Oil Paint and Magnetite from the Namib Desert on Board

Lizelle Kirsten | Mater | Sycamore Wood and Copper

Lizelle Kirsten | Mater (Detail)

Lizelle Kirsten | Inverse | Cape Fig Wood

Lizelle Kirsten | Inverse (Detail)

Jana Visser | Contingency II | Bread Dough, Household Streing, Copper Pipping, Gravity, Time

Jana Visser | Passed III | Embossed Fabriano Rosaspina

Jana Visser | Kneading Remains I-IV  | Oil Monotype on Fabriano Rosapina

Ydi Carstens | Waiting Room | Oil on Board

Nericke Labuschagne | Untitled I & II | Cement, Air Drying Clay, Steel Wool, Salt, Steel, Steel Netting

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Maryke Van Velden | Mannin | Black Toner Transfer onto Fabriano

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Maryke Van Velden | Ek Is | Die Bybel, 1953 & White Gouache

Mosa Anita Kaiser | Installation View

Mosa Anita Kaiser | The Assumptions of Mary (Can these dry bones live?) II | Photograph
 

Mosa Anita Kaiser | The Assumptions of Mary (Can these dry bones live?) I | Photograph
 

Mosa Anita Kaiser | The Assumptions of Mary (Can these dry bones live?)  | Video
 

Aaron Samuel Mulenga |  Installation View  -

Series of five photographs with food stations:

Mats, Reed Baskets and Foods

Aaron Samuel Mulenga | Amaka 

Photograph - paired with basket containing salt

Aaron Samuel Mulenga | Agony in the Garden 

Photograph - paired with basket containing coffee beans

Aaron Samuel Mulenga | Communion

Photograph - paired with basket containing unleavened bread 

Aaron Samuel Mulenga | Jesu Christu

Photograph - paired with basket containing wine

Aaron Samuel Mulenga | Trinity 

Photograph - paired with basket containing maize meal

Carmen Maria Titus | Installation View

Carmen Maria Titus | Stones for Bread I, II, V, VI | Photograph

Bronwen Salton | Installation View

Bronwen Salton | Divide and Conquer: Jerusalem Wall of Separation Israel-Palestine I-III | Linocut Print on Fabriano 

Sonia Kloppers | The Sign of Jonah | Engraving on Slate Panels

Ntobeko Mjijwa | Death in the Room | Oil Paint on Canvas

Marieke Kruger | Emergence I | Charcoal on Fabriano