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PAST EXHIBITIONS


Unmourned Bodies
“(Namibia) Southwest Africa is a vast, sun-bleached land. The dry riverbeds, freckled with small bushes, wander wistfully through plains...
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Mar 11, 20233 min read
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Domestic Adventures
“Drawing is my favourite discipline, balanced by the exploration of the physical textures of wood and stone. I love the expressive...
Marita van Rooyen
Oct 20, 20222 min read
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Just Because
“I’ve had a keen interest in expressing myself creatively ever since I can remember. I started drawing at an early age, scribbling in...
Marita van Rooyen
Sep 16, 20223 min read
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Threads that Bind– A colourful tapestry of human interrelation
“This practice of drawing on hand-made paper, stitching, knotting, threading, combining, weaving and sorting, reminds me of the lightness...
Marita van Rooyen
Aug 11, 20222 min read
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Mens (gemaak) – a reflection on humanity
“Man was created from dust, received breath, became human and was given a name. In this way, we’re all the same, all human, but we’re...
Marita van Rooyen
Jul 19, 20222 min read
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Black Lines
“Everything we create in life starts with a line, every drawing, painting, print or design. Lines represent repetition and rhythm,...
Marita van Rooyen
Jun 18, 20223 min read
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Still Life Stories
“As with every show, I try to give the audience a good night out; show them something they may not have seen before. There are allusions...
Marita van Rooyen
Apr 8, 20222 min read
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Re-Queering a Nation
“Being a white lesbian Namibian comes with a multitude of privileges, but also identity conflicts and challenges. Born and raised in a...
Marita van Rooyen
Mar 29, 20223 min read
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Connecting Namibia to the Cape Town Art Fair
Art Fair “Over the past year and a half, the art world has transformed itself and adapted to our shifted way of thinking and doing, as a...
Marita van Rooyen
Feb 10, 20223 min read
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In The Meantime
Group Exhibition IN THE MEANTIME looks to create a space in which we can contemplate what is important to us. Over the last two years our...
The Project Room
Nov 5, 20211 min read
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Recollections in Colour
Francois de Necker – Art as Coincidental Abstraction “To me, the greatest challenge is to paint the same subject over and over, and have...
Marita van Rooyen
Oct 14, 20212 min read
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O'tee
The last exhibition in 2020 will be a group show titled IN THE MEANTIME opening in November. Part of this exhibition will be the live...
The Project Room
Oct 1, 20212 min read
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Normal Not Normal
Jo Rogge – On difference and belonging “Where to begin when being an Afrikaner was a shame? Being German of any sort was shameful. Being...
Marita van Rooyen
Sep 23, 20213 min read
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Speak Out
Trianus Nakale uses his creative calling to express emotional social challenges through a combination of illustrations and text on paper....
Marita van Rooyen
Sep 9, 20211 min read
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In Memory of Paul Kiddo
In memory of this great Namibian painter Paul Kiddo(29 January - 5 April 2021) we repost this article from 2019. May your gentle soul...
Marita van Rooyen
Apr 8, 20213 min read
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Nurture
(exhibition catalogue) NURTURE is a duo solo exhibition by mixed media artist Urte Remmert and sculptor Mitchell M Gatsi. Both artists...
The Project Room
Apr 2, 20211 min read
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Em'Brace
(exhibition catalogue) EM'BRACE by Mitchell M Gatsi is his second solo exhibition of clay sculptures. Press: On Motherhood and Memories
The Project Room
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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Crossing the B1
CROSSING THE B1 marked the first RE//THINK competition organized by the Decolonising Space Group in collaboration with The Project Room....
The Project Room
Feb 19, 20211 min read
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Seasons of Clay
December 2020
The Project Room
Dec 5, 20201 min read
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Home of Sculpture
Peperkorrel the long-time home and workplace of Dörte Berner, welcomes day visitors. A scenic drive of a little over an hours through...
Helge Denker
Nov 15, 20201 min read
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