The Exhibition Of All The Work
Opening the 26th of October 2024
Demo Projects
A Land Study Between : The Maak x Zayaan Khan & Myself
I have been thinking about District Six as an area, and after spending time walking through its empty lots—overgrown and scattered with belongings from both the present and potentially the past—you can really feel the heaviness. People often talk about "charged places," but until you experience one firsthand, it's hard to truly understand what they mean.
I initially had many ideas on how I wanted to approach this project: how I would photograph the community that used to live there and dig into archives to uncover more stories. But the land itself kept coming to mind, and it became the only thing I could focus on photographing. My collaborator, Zayaan Kahn, had been collecting clay from the site, and gradually, the simplicity of the concept began to fall into place. I decided to photograph the emptiness of the suburb and try to capture any traces of life—or the lack thereof—among the vegetation.
The scattered objects were mysteries and questions I didn’t have the tools to answer, but at least we would have a record of them. The photographs would then be marked with fingerprints coloured by the clay from the area, in the hope that the viewer could relate to them in some way. Items like shoes, suitcases, tires, and clothing presented themselves, as well as pieces of concrete that felt like meteors fallen from space. Were these from the original site, or were they just dumped by chance in this empty expanse? Is this what we should come to expect from a space in limbo?Confusion?
Fingerprints on Darkroom paper
Clay Harvested by Zayaan Khan
During a visit to Namibia, I noticed painted rocks scattered around a seemingly deserted site. I soon realised these were grave markers, left to mark burial sites amid harsh conditions. In a similar way, the red rocks harvested from the District six area serve as markers, but instead of signifying the dead, they indicate where people once lived.
A Land Study Between : The Maak x Zayaan Khan & Myself
I have been thinking about District Six as an area, and after spending time walking through its empty lots—overgrown and scattered with belongings from both the present and potentially the past—you can really feel the heaviness. People often talk about "charged places," but until you experience one firsthand, it's hard to truly understand what they mean.
I initially had many ideas on how I wanted to approach this project: how I would photograph the community that used to live there and dig into archives to uncover more stories. But the land itself kept coming to mind, and it became the only thing I could focus on photographing. My collaborator, Zayaan Kahn, had been collecting clay from the site, and gradually, the simplicity of the concept began to fall into place. I decided to photograph the emptiness of the suburb and try to capture any traces of life—or the lack thereof—among the vegetation.
The scattered objects were mysteries and questions I didn’t have the tools to answer, but at least we would have a record of them. The photographs would then be marked with fingerprints coloured by the clay from the area, in the hope that the viewer could relate to them in some way. Items like shoes, suitcases, tires, and clothing presented themselves, as well as pieces of concrete that felt like meteors fallen from space. Were these from the original site, or were they just dumped by chance in this empty expanse? Is this what we should come to expect from a space in limbo?Confusion?
Exhibition Installation At Demo Projects
Photographs By Paris Brummer
A Land Study Between : The Maak x Zayaan Khan & Myself
I have been thinking about District Six as an area, and after spending time walking through its empty lots—overgrown and scattered with belongings from both the present and potentially the past—you can really feel the heaviness. People often talk about "charged places," but until you experience one firsthand, it's hard to truly understand what they mean.
I initially had many ideas on how I wanted to approach this project: how I would photograph the community that used to live there and dig into archives to uncover more stories. But the land itself kept coming to mind, and it became the only thing I could focus on photographing. My collaborator, Zayaan Kahn, had been collecting clay from the site, and gradually, the simplicity of the concept began to fall into place. I decided to photograph the emptiness of the suburb and try to capture any traces of life—or the lack thereof—among the vegetation.
The scattered objects were mysteries and questions I didn’t have the tools to answer, but at least we would have a record of them. The photographs would then be marked with fingerprints coloured by the clay from the area, in the hope that the viewer could relate to them in some way. Items like shoes, suitcases, tires, and clothing presented themselves, as well as pieces of concrete that felt like meteors fallen from space. Were these from the original site, or were they just dumped by chance in this empty expanse? Is this what we should come to expect from a space in limbo?Confusion?
Fingerprints on Darkroom paper
Clay Harvested by Zayaan Khan
Exhibition Installation At Demo Projects
Photographs By Paris Brummer
A Land Study Between : The Maak x Zayaan Khan & Myself
I have been thinking about District Six as an area, and after spending time walking through its empty lots—overgrown and scattered with belongings from both the present and potentially the past—you can really feel the heaviness. People often talk about "charged places," but until you experience one firsthand, it's hard to truly understand what they mean.
I initially had many ideas on how I wanted to approach this project: how I would photograph the community that used to live there and dig into archives to uncover more stories. But the land itself kept coming to mind, and it became the only thing I could focus on photographing. My collaborator, Zayaan Kahn, had been collecting clay from the site, and gradually, the simplicity of the concept began to fall into place. I decided to photograph the emptiness of the suburb and try to capture any traces of life—or the lack thereof—among the vegetation.
The scattered objects were mysteries and questions I didn’t have the tools to answer, but at least we would have a record of them. The photographs would then be marked with fingerprints coloured by the clay from the area, in the hope that the viewer could relate to them in some way. Items like shoes, suitcases, tires, and clothing presented themselves, as well as pieces of concrete that felt like meteors fallen from space. Were these from the original site, or were they just dumped by chance in this empty expanse? Is this what we should come to expect from a space in limbo?Confusion?
Fingerprints on Darkroom paper
Clay Harvested by Zayaan Khan
Exhibition Installation At Demo Projects
Photographs By Paris Brummer
A Land Study Between : The Maak x Zayaan Khan & Myself
I have been thinking about District Six as an area, and after spending time walking through its empty lots—overgrown and scattered with belongings from both the present and potentially the past—you can really feel the heaviness. People often talk about "charged places," but until you experience one firsthand, it's hard to truly understand what they mean.
I initially had many ideas on how I wanted to approach this project: how I would photograph the community that used to live there and dig into archives to uncover more stories. But the land itself kept coming to mind, and it became the only thing I could focus on photographing. My collaborator, Zayaan Kahn, had been collecting clay from the site, and gradually, the simplicity of the concept began to fall into place. I decided to photograph the emptiness of the suburb and try to capture any traces of life—or the lack thereof—among the vegetation.
The scattered objects were mysteries and questions I didn’t have the tools to answer, but at least we would have a record of them. The photographs would then be marked with fingerprints coloured by the clay from the area, in the hope that the viewer could relate to them in some way. Items like shoes, suitcases, tires, and clothing presented themselves, as well as pieces of concrete that felt like meteors fallen from space. Were these from the original site, or were they just dumped by chance in this empty expanse? Is this what we should come to expect from a space in limbo?Confusion?
Exhibition Installation At Demo Projects
Photographs By Paris Brummer
A Land Study Between : The Maak x Zayaan Khan & Myself
I have been thinking about District Six as an area, and after spending time walking through its empty lots—overgrown and scattered with belongings from both the present and potentially the past—you can really feel the heaviness. People often talk about "charged places," but until you experience one firsthand, it's hard to truly understand what they mean.
I initially had many ideas on how I wanted to approach this project: how I would photograph the community that used to live there and dig into archives to uncover more stories. But the land itself kept coming to mind, and it became the only thing I could focus on photographing. My collaborator, Zayaan Kahn, had been collecting clay from the site, and gradually, the simplicity of the concept began to fall into place. I decided to photograph the emptiness of the suburb and try to capture any traces of life—or the lack thereof—among the vegetation.
The scattered objects were mysteries and questions I didn’t have the tools to answer, but at least we would have a record of them. The photographs would then be marked with fingerprints coloured by the clay from the area, in the hope that the viewer could relate to them in some way. Items like shoes, suitcases, tires, and clothing presented themselves, as well as pieces of concrete that felt like meteors fallen from space. Were these from the original site, or were they just dumped by chance in this empty expanse? Is this what we should come to expect from a space in limbo?Confusion?
Fingerprints on Darkroom paper
Clay Harvested by Zayaan Khan
A Land Study Between : The Maak x Zayaan Khan & Myself
I have been thinking about District Six as an area, and after spending time walking through its empty lots—overgrown and scattered with belongings from both the present and potentially the past—you can really feel the heaviness. People often talk about "charged places," but until you experience one firsthand, it's hard to truly understand what they mean.
I initially had many ideas on how I wanted to approach this project: how I would photograph the community that used to live there and dig into archives to uncover more stories. But the land itself kept coming to mind, and it became the only thing I could focus on photographing. My collaborator, Zayaan Kahn, had been collecting clay from the site, and gradually, the simplicity of the concept began to fall into place. I decided to photograph the emptiness of the suburb and try to capture any traces of life—or the lack thereof—among the vegetation.
The scattered objects were mysteries and questions I didn’t have the tools to answer, but at least we would have a record of them. The photographs would then be marked with fingerprints coloured by the clay from the area, in the hope that the viewer could relate to them in some way. Items like shoes, suitcases, tires, and clothing presented themselves, as well as pieces of concrete that felt like meteors fallen from space. Were these from the original site, or were they just dumped by chance in this empty expanse? Is this what we should come to expect from a space in limbo?Confusion?
Exhibition Installation At Demo Projects
Photographs By Paris Brummer
A Land Study Between : The Maak x Zayaan Khan & Myself
I have been thinking about District Six as an area, and after spending time walking through its empty lots—overgrown and scattered with belongings from both the present and potentially the past—you can really feel the heaviness. People often talk about "charged places," but until you experience one firsthand, it's hard to truly understand what they mean.
I initially had many ideas on how I wanted to approach this project: how I would photograph the community that used to live there and dig into archives to uncover more stories. But the land itself kept coming to mind, and it became the only thing I could focus on photographing. My collaborator, Zayaan Kahn, had been collecting clay from the site, and gradually, the simplicity of the concept began to fall into place. I decided to photograph the emptiness of the suburb and try to capture any traces of life—or the lack thereof—among the vegetation.
The scattered objects were mysteries and questions I didn’t have the tools to answer, but at least we would have a record of them. The photographs would then be marked with fingerprints coloured by the clay from the area, in the hope that the viewer could relate to them in some way. Items like shoes, suitcases, tires, and clothing presented themselves, as well as pieces of concrete that felt like meteors fallen from space. Were these from the original site, or were they just dumped by chance in this empty expanse? Is this what we should come to expect from a space in limbo?Confusion?
A Land Study Between : The Maak x Zayaan Khan & Myself
I have been thinking about District Six as an area, and after spending time walking through its empty lots—overgrown and scattered with belongings from both the present and potentially the past—you can really feel the heaviness. People often talk about "charged places," but until you experience one firsthand, it's hard to truly understand what they mean.
I initially had many ideas on how I wanted to approach this project: how I would photograph the community that used to live there and dig into archives to uncover more stories. But the land itself kept coming to mind, and it became the only thing I could focus on photographing. My collaborator, Zayaan Kahn, had been collecting clay from the site, and gradually, the simplicity of the concept began to fall into place. I decided to photograph the emptiness of the suburb and try to capture any traces of life—or the lack thereof—among the vegetation.
The scattered objects were mysteries and questions I didn’t have the tools to answer, but at least we would have a record of them. The photographs would then be marked with fingerprints coloured by the clay from the area, in the hope that the viewer could relate to them in some way. Items like shoes, suitcases, tires, and clothing presented themselves, as well as pieces of concrete that felt like meteors fallen from space. Were these from the original site, or were they just dumped by chance in this empty expanse? Is this what we should come to expect from a space in limbo?Confusion?
A Land Study Between : The Maak x Zayaan Khan & Myself
I have been thinking about District Six as an area, and after spending time walking through its empty lots—overgrown and scattered with belongings from both the present and potentially the past—you can really feel the heaviness. People often talk about "charged places," but until you experience one firsthand, it's hard to truly understand what they mean.
I initially had many ideas on how I wanted to approach this project: how I would photograph the community that used to live there and dig into archives to uncover more stories. But the land itself kept coming to mind, and it became the only thing I could focus on photographing. My collaborator, Zayaan Kahn, had been collecting clay from the site, and gradually, the simplicity of the concept began to fall into place. I decided to photograph the emptiness of the suburb and try to capture any traces of life—or the lack thereof—among the vegetation.
The scattered objects were mysteries and questions I didn’t have the tools to answer, but at least we would have a record of them. The photographs would then be marked with fingerprints coloured by the clay from the area, in the hope that the viewer could relate to them in some way. Items like shoes, suitcases, tires, and clothing presented themselves, as well as pieces of concrete that felt like meteors fallen from space. Were these from the original site, or were they just dumped by chance in this empty expanse? Is this what we should come to expect from a space in limbo?Confusion?