Black cinema has historically been oversaturated with depictions of struggle and suffering, and although I can recognise the importance of such representations, I find portrayals of blackness wherein black people occupy typically white spaces, through depictions of the ordinary, to be a more powerful resistance to the restrictions of white cinema.

Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and producer who is often lauded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time for his atmospheric and non-linear narrative films. But what separates his work from the rest of the artsy films that have beautiful images of sunsets but lackluster stories? The pure and raw emotion. 

THE ACT OF WATCHING OTHERS ENGAGING IN SEXUAL OR NUDE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE DAWN OF FUCKING.

The recent developments around AI generated imagery/artwork has brought up a lot of discussion around how it can be integrated into the current artistic ecosystem and what that could mean for artists.

Katsu is a graffiti artist most know for his innovative tech-driven style within the digital space. The narrative around his work has evolved through out the past years, a lot of his artworks speak on consumerism, social action and commentary on the social space; internet.

TATTOOS HAVE EXISTED ALMOST AS LONG AS THE HUMAN RACE, HAVING BECOME SO POPULARISED IN RECENT YEARS, IT IS EASY TO FORGET THE LONG AND OFTEN SPIRITUAL REASON BEHIND TATTOOING IN MANY CULTURES.

A city: 170km long, 200 metres wide, completely encased in mirrors and built in the Saudi desert. Although it may seem like the description of a fictional post-apocalyptic city, the plan is real and the vision of His Royal Highness Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

OVER RECENT YEARS, FILMS IN AFRICA, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN FILM MARKET, HAVE BEEN DISCREDITED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THEIR ATTEMPTS TO MIMIC TRIED AND TRUE HOLLYWOOD FILM TECHNIQUES, INSTEAD OF DEPICTING STORIES UNIQUE TO THE AFRICAN LANDSCAPE. I HAVE, HOWEVER, RECENTLY COME TO UNCOVER A GOLDMINE OF INDEPENDENT AND CINEMATICALLY IMPRESSIVE, UNIQUE AFRICAN FILMS IN A SPACE THAT I WOULD HAVE LEAST EXPECTED TO.

In the 21st Century, the majority of the creative projects being released are generated by looking at pre-existing work and previous ideologies. I think that the process of finding original ideas by simply looking inwards is a concept that could be explored further.

GENDERFLUIDITY HAS BECOME A CHARACTERISTIC ASPECT OF SEXUALITY AS WE KNOW IT. RETROSPECTIVE VIEWS AND PRINCIPLES ON GENDER ROLES AND SEXUALITY ARE SLOWLY PHASING OUT. “BOYS DON’T CRY” AND “GIRLS LIKE PRINCESSES” ARE STATEMENTS THAT CAN GARNER A LOT OF BACKLASH TODAY.