A group exhibition exploring movement and transformation through various media. The show explores how forms and identity are translated.

The show is open for viewing 7 days a week until 21 March.

Participating Artists

Chloe Knight, Deborah Glencross, Elfriede Dreyer, Elize Vossgätter, Jean Dreyer, Katherine Bull, Klara-Marié den Heijer, Morné Venter, Olive Steyn, Oupa Sibeko, Reece Brice, Siobhan Twomey, Warren Maroon

In 1964, Marshall McLuhan famously stated “the medium is the message”, this statement is just as relevant today as it was 60 years ago.

Ironically, when his book on the subject was published, there was a typographic error and instead it was printed “The Medium is the Massage”. Apparently when McLuhan saw the typo he exclaimed, “Leave it alone! It’s great, and right on target!”.

As a result, this minor ‘translation’ offered four alternative readings for the last word of the title, all of them accurate: “Message”, “Mess Age”, “Massage” and “Mass Age.”McLuhan’s statement argues that the form of a medium (technology or platform) embeds itself in any message it communicates, creating a symbiotic relationship where the medium shapes and controls the scale and form of human association.

It also argues that the medium will often be more relevant than what is being communicated. Ultimately, medium – becomes a sort of translator – in the process of communication, offering an intriguing trail of inquiry into the nature of communication – especially so within contemporary art. Even more so, with the global rise of AI infiltrating life on a global scale – social landscapes and human interactions are changing faster than we can keep up.

Lost & Found – In Translation, is an assemblage of encounters that remains material-led, while increasingly more attentive to the ways technology, waste, and systems of management reshape what we call nature. What strange natures are we making — and what do they make of us?