Conch was a curatorial platform for exhibitions and publications. The first iteration took place within the walls of a historic house in Bertrams, Johannesburg and explored material histories and poetics of inhabitation.
Niels Bekkema Elizabeth McInnes Buhlebezwe Siwani Samantha McCulloch June Lam Rebecca Haysom Io Makandal Christopher Williams-Wynn
The House conceives of the Twil Sharp house and surrounding property as constituted by cultural and historical conditions.
Conch was a platform for art production, curatorial practice and experimental publishing
3 June – 24 June 2017
Nina Barnett and Robyn Nesbitt, Citizen Coombs, Mbongeni Dlamini and Morné Visagie, Catherine or Kate, Sober and Lonely Institute for Contemporary Art
Curated by Samantha McCulloch and Christopher Williams-Wynn
10 Jul – 15 Aug 2015
Gallery 1
Concerted efforts reflects on authorship, the cult of the curator and the group exhibition format. The project compiles and presents the work of collaborative art groups from South Africa and Australia, incorporating and problematising transnational exchanges.
CUSS Group, Firas Shehadeh, Gerald Machona, Joe Hamilton, Larissa Sansour
Curated by Christopher Williams-Wynn, Samantha McCulloch
Middle Gallery
Side Gallery
30 Oct 2015–21 Nov 2015
The artists in Phase Space examine the tensions and possibilities of urban space through virtual and filmic representations. This exhibition proceeds by examining how images structure an understanding of lived reality, specifically urban realities, while also positing alternative experiences, rather than simply reflecting the status quo.
