Against the backdrop of the rugged Karoo, with its dusty plains and sun-scorched expanses, curator Liza Grobler has excavated a visual conversation that now journeys from Oudtshoorn's Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) to Cape Town. Diepe Grond - an extract transforms HUB Gallery into a terrain where art challenges the physical and psychological boundaries we construct between ourselves, nature and others.
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The exhibition, which enjoyed critical acclaim during its run at the KKNK and has been nominated for a KKNK Kanna Award, finds new context within the urban setting of Cape Town's CBD. Under the auspices of Spier Arts Trust, HUB Gallery continues its commitment to showcasing South African contemporary art that challenges perspectives and creates meaningful dialogue across geographical and conceptual boundaries.
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Spier Arts Trust's mission centres on facilitating successful art careers and enabling freedom of creative expression with potential for social transformation. 'Diepe Grond - an extract' represents an important continuation to connect artists with new audiences, contexts, and celebrate the artists, their creative processes and their insights, and to create a deeper understanding of how these individual components contribute to a bigger, integrated experience.