The Debrief conversation between Hlengiwe Mkwayi , Renaè Mangena and Anastatia Nkhuna This year, RMB Latitudes felt less like viewing art and more like stepping into meaning making. Moving through the fair, we found ourselves wondering less about whether the theme had been translated perfectly,
Through ‘Todii’, KindlyNxsh transforms nostalgia into resistance, exploring multinational identity, belonging and Pan-African memory.
With chance encounters with strangers and those familiar, every interaction became a filter for how the rest of the weekend revealed itself. For us, Anastatia, Hlengiwe, and Renaé, after every art fair, we sit down and debrief, interrogatively, honestly, and with no filter. We wrestle with the aw
Spotify has officially opened its Johannesburg office, signalling a deeper investment in South Africa’s music, podcasting and wider creative economy.
So, last eve, we undertook a modest little affair, and to declare it a matter of considerable consequence unto us would, indeed, be the gravest of understatements. Opening our ASICS x iQHAWE magazine digital covers reveal event recap in such a manner, feels fitting for our Renaissance-inspired theme
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Hlengiwe Lala reflects on photography as a tool for connection, and how images carry identity and meaning beyond the frame.
Marian Charumbira is a photographer shaped by movement between Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa. Rooted in care and emotional presence, her work captures people in honest, unguarded moments across intimate settings and cultural spaces like Ultra South Africa and Rocking the Daisies.
Known to many as K-Paparazzi, Kagiso Phaswana has played a defining role in shaping contemporary visual culture. Through striking imagery that captures people in their most authentic moments, his work has influenced how personalities, events, and brands are seen and remembered.
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