Exhibition displays growth and learning.
“This experience taught me many helpful skills such as the correct way of wrapping and transporting of the artworks, the carrying and opening the artworks and most importantly, that even though everything didn’t go exactly as planned, the end result was pretty spectacular.”
North-West University, Potchefstroom – The research entity ViNCO (Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs), a collective that includes creative practitioners, created an exhibition titled “Monsters, Myths & Fables” with the aim of showcasing and promoting their members’ creative and artistic endeavours. A total of fourteen artists, including the ViNCO members and their invited artist friends, are participating in the exhibition at the Snowflake Gallery in Potchefstroom between 15 August and 16 September 2024.
“Monsters, Myths & Fables” is an exhibition that explores various interpretations of the monstrous, mythical creatures, and fables. The artworks delve into a range of themes, such as reimagined Nordic fables, ancient Greek myths, Afrikaner mythology, totemic animals and spirituality, gender and ageism, and even contemporary interpretations of the monstrous like COVID-19.
The exhibition holds significant academic value and created a work integrated experience for the honours students in the department History of Art at North-West University. Lecturer Candice Thikeson says that students, Marizé Language, Sphe Mfeka, KG Mathabathe, and Liam Kriedemann, gained valuable experience in curating an exhibition. In collaboration with ViNCO members and the Snowflake team, the honours students meticulously maintained a record of information about each artist’s work. They assisted in wrapping and labelling the artworks and transporting them to the exhibition venue. Says student, Marize Language, “This experience taught me many helpful skills such as the correct way of wrapping and transporting of the artworks, the carrying and opening the artworks and most importantly, that even though everything didn’t go exactly as planned, the end result was pretty spectacular.”
