An exhibition with a 7,794 mile journey, Transatlantic Hemispheres includes the work of six South African contemporary artists, all of whom are based in Cape Town. The artists work in a variety of techniques and mediums which depict their own unique experiences within the current social and political climate of South Africa. All exhibition pieces were created after 2020, and broach subjects such as identity, migration, land, heritage, and language. Essentially prompting a collective examination of what art can be in a post-pandemic world. Naeemah Petersen (1985) often focuses her work with oil paint on our perception of reality and different ways people navigate their mortality. Her pieces in Transatlantic Hemispheres explore the effects nature has on our emotions and how our states of mind and being are affected by the natural world that surrounds us. We are ourselves part of nature and change with the seasons. In colder weather there is naturally more distance and barriers between our naked bodies and we contort inward in a way. Clear skies have a way of stirring up hope within us, while storms and turbulent winds tell stories of our own turmoil that twists within us. Size: 30" x 24"
