light, sound and spirit

Imagine seeing a dialogue of light as a poetry projection, birthed from a vision of healing and connectivity, blending light, sound and spirit both as a metaphorical and physical experience...

Radiant Wall Exhibition is a cross-cultural, multi-artform experiment in embedding ‘un-learning & re-learning’ voices. Collaborating with local African “post-natural builders” a wall has been constructed at Sekoele Holistic Living Arts Centre (Bloemfontein / Mangaung) using local materials such as clay, soil, animal dung, and discarded waste.

Puncturing the wall with hundreds of glass bottles, a dramatic stained-glass effect has been created. Digitally processed and animated texts is projected through the ends of each bottle, becoming individual pixels of a giant 'lo-fi' digital text display. This display animates the multilingual voice of local activist, poet & artist Pheello Rasello – allowing his ‘radiant voice’ and visions of ‘unlearning’ & ‘relearning’– to shine powerfully through seemingly impenetrable walls. Embedded vocal audio further enhances this effect. This integration of form, idea, and intergenerational technologies (with multiple visual, auditory, and tactile layers) creates an exceptionally powerful experience.

The metaphor of shining radiant voices of oppressed communities through seemingly impenetrable walls, and replacing waste with powerful words, will not be lost on audiences in light of South Africa’s recent history.

The multi-sensory Radiant Walls Exhibition "Unlearn and relearn" by Prof. Keith Armstrong (Australia) opens 12 July1 (18h00) at Sekoele Holistic Living Arts Centre located at 24 Brill Street, Bloemfontein.

image credit: Anita Venter 'Radiant Wall (Unlearn - relearn)'