Cape Town Artist Lisette Forsyth illustrates the complexities of Land Reform in her latest solo exhibition at StateoftheART
Submitted by: Jennifer
LAND | a solo exhibition by Lisette Forsyth
Land. “South Africa belongs to all who live in it” was the dreamBut now land is the ultimate issue and the great divide Because land defines who, what and where we areWith land we are all monarchs, without it we are serfsThis current art of mine is an expression of the riddle of the landWhich has to be solved. Somehow.For all our sakes - Lisette Forsyth
Recent events in South Africa and the progress of the proposed amendment to the Constitution to allow for expropriation of land without compensation have posed critical questions such as: Whose land is to be expropriated? What criteria for expropriation will be utilized? Who is to be the beneficiary under such expropriation?
It is against this backdrop that artist Lisette Forsyth stages her exhibition LAND which takes place during Art Week Cape Town 2019.
Exhibition information:Venue: StateoftheART Gallery, 50 Buitenkant Street, Cape TownDate: 11 - 18 FebruaryHours: Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 10:00 till 14:00.Entry: Complimentary
Artist Walkabout
14 February at 14:00 hrs16 February at 11:00 hrs
For those unable to attend in person, the exhibition may be viewed online at StateoftheART
Artist Biography:
Lisette Forsyth is a Cape Town based artist. The city and its residents, the people as well as the fauna and flora, are the inspiration for the artworks she creates. She studied graphic design at the Cape Technicon, majoring in photography and printing. Between 1992 and 1994, she completed an internship at Mechanical Graphics at the Bayerische Rundfunk, Germany. In 1998 she took up a four month residence in the Caretaker's Studio while on a working holiday in Perth, Western Australia, culminating in a group exhibition: Cottesloe the People. The artist has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally, participating in over ten group exhibitions and six solo exhibitions.
LAND is the artist's third solo exhibition with StateoftheART, following Love Thy Neighbor in 2015 and A Reflection of Us in 2014.
About StateoftheART
StateoftheART is a contemporary gallery based in the heart of District Six, a residential area in Cape Town's city centre synonymous with forced removals during the Apartheid years which culminated in the displacement of more than 60 000 people by 1982.
For more information and print images please contact Jennifer Reynolds:E: jennifer@stateoftheart-gallery.comT: 061 129 1899
Established in 2010 and a pioneer in the online art market in South Africa, StateoftheART re-imagines the brick-and-mortar art gallery experience for the digital age, differentiating itself through full transparency and accessibility. Our pricing structure is clear and straightforward with the majority of the proceeds from a sale being returned to the artist who created the work. Importantly, our pricing is very competitive, leaving no room to incentivise buyers with discounts. The StateoftheART Gallery Award, a not-for-profit initiative, was founded by the gallery in 2018 to promote artists who have yet to establish a profile on the contemporary South African art scene - so when you buy art from StateoftheART you’re directly supporting artists.
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