House and Leisure – July 2019

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JOHN BALOYIPhotographerNot many photographers still shoot on film, but for John Baloyi, the

handmade allure of analog is too romantic and dramatic to resist. Capturing mostly portraits – sometimes of fashionable strangers in his almost-

cinematic Johannesburg street-style photography; other times of his wife and muse Itumeleng Baloyi – his is a body of work that celebrates love and (^)
the way it makes people see the world. called The Baloyis that aims to ‘portray people of colour as works of art’. The couple has formed an artistic duo
for brands like MRP, adidas and Bisquit Cognac, but the future, Baloyi explains, is looking a little different to what he They’ ve already created campaigns
and Itumeleng are currently producing. was special to me because I got to work with my wife and a small team of our ‘Working on those previous projects
closest friends, and we managed to put together really beautiful work,’ he says. ‘Now, we’ve shifted our focus to fine art and documentary photography. I feel
that there aren’t enough young people shooting meaningful and intentional content, and we aim to breathe new life into this genre of photography.’
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LESEGO BANTSHENGArchitectThere’s nothing we love more than great architecture that works towards
a more just and equal society – which is exactly the sort of work that landscape architect Lesego Bantsheng is creating. Bantsheng won the 2018 Corobrik
Landscape Architecture Award for Pula! A Ene: Rain! Let it Rain – Occupying Land in Restituted Barolong Homelandsher Masters thesis that challenges the ,
notions of what a ‘modern’ African city could be when compared to the complex dynamics of a traditional rural African village. But more than a thesis, the work
is a powerful reflection of her own story. who left home to pursue her dreams. In the first year of my Masters, I lost ‘I’ve always been a nomad, a child
my mother. In that moment, I realised how little I knew her,’ says Bantsheng. ‘She sought a rural life, but we, her children, convinced her that urban life
was necessary for our growth. So she lived in Mafikeng and commuted every day to work at a hospital in a village close to where she grew up. The introspection
around her passing made me realise how far I was from home, both physically and emotionally, which inspired me to write my thesis about issues affecting villages
near my hometown.’ uhuruheritage
PASCALE THERONTextile designerPascale Theron’s work is hard to categorise, falling somewhere between
art, craft and design. The 26 year old’s past projects range from illustrating children’s books and conceptualising build-it-yourself forts to creating
culturally clever textiles (like her painfully honest White Guilt quilt). have really caught people’s attention, But it’s her Feathered Fabrics that
with Theron taking individual ostrich feathers and making them into a yarn that is then handwoven into cloth. ‘I’ve showed my Feathered Fabrics
at various shows and talks, and people always seem shocked that I have the skill to make fabrics using thread made from ostrich feathers,’ Theron says.
‘But I get a lot of pleasure submerging myself in a new craft. If you think of where craft has taken us historically, who knows what could come next?’
from ostrich farms in Oudtshoorn, Theron says she aims to transform the material into an organic yet Ethically sourcing her feathers
cruelty-free functional interior fabric. ‘Making things by hand is central to my perspective on design, and I’m striving to create a new craft through these
feathered textiles.’ pascaletheron.com
STACEY KNIPEIllustrator‘As a designer and illustrator, I work both digitally and by hand,’ says Stacey
Knipe, whose technique has been described as ‘digital oil painting’. ‘I’ve always loved creating with my hands. There’s something unique about it

• when there’s a chance to make mistakes and embrace imperfection, which is often where the beauty lies.’ Knipe is behind the portraits of our
  2019 Next Level alumnus, working with elements of their creative processes, their personalities and their photographs to produce these artistic
  representations. ‘I’ve made a habit of drawing or creating something every day, even if it’s just a sketch or a study,’ she says. ‘This will usually spark an
  idea for something I’d like to create. ‘Then, I’ll begin again with drawing, researching and experimenting with different stylistic approaches.’
  publishing industry, Knipe says that working on this feature is a career highlight, and one of her proudest With her experience in the magazine

moments as an illustrator ‘At the beginning of this project, I struggled with a lot of self doubt. But I pushed through it and am really happy with (^)
the end result.’ missstaceyknipe
VUSUMUZI NDLOVUChefIn today’s competitive culinary space, innovation has become a necessity

• and for inspirational chef Vusumuzi Ndlovu, the future of food is in DIY.seven young chefs in the world at the Since being voted one of the top
  2018 SPellegrino Young Chef Awards, Ndlovu headed up The Marabi Club in Johannesburg, where his local flavours set the tone for the fledgling restaurant.
  what’s next for South African cuisine by producing his own ingredients. ‘The idea to build a larder with “ingredients” Now he’s answering the question of
  we make ourselves was based on the fact that a lot of chefs were using similar ingredients. So I chose to experiment with fermentation and brewing, which
  led to an array of flavours and textures that I am very excited to use,’ he says.Chef Awards with his Isicupho creation, Ndlovu awed the judges at the Young
  a dish consisting of heavily smoked duck leg biltong and pumpkin fermented in umqombothi. ‘This was my proudest and most honest creation, and it took
  three months to get it right,’ he says. ‘Cooking is a craft as much as it is an art. We can’t create incredible dishes without first understanding the
  fundamentals of what we do.’ v4vusi

NOLAN OSWALD DENNISArtistTechnology and art intersect in the work of Nolan Oswald Dennis,

a multidisciplinary artist who describes his process as an ongoing exploration of the ‘black consciousness of space’. The 2016 FNB Art Prize winner

and alumnus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology exhibited an outstanding body of work in January entitled Options – his second solo show

at the Goodman Gallery in Cape Town. Through his long, looping drawings, Dennis’ artworks map and structure the lines that connect his technical,

spiritual, economic and psychological realms, encouraging viewers to fall into his black, white and blue universe.‘I try to determine which systems

govern an idea I’m interested in, and then I try to build a counter-system to break that idea – to open it up and see it differently. I usually take

something I know and force it onto a thing I don’t know. For example, I studied architecture, so I try to force those drawing techniques onto non-

architectural objects, like dreams, secrets and black liberation histories,’ says Dennis, who is revealing what’s possible for the next generation

of artists. nolanoswalddennis.com O

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