A solo exhibition by Kagiso \u201cPat\u201d Mautloa<\/p>\n
Curated by Thabo Seshoka (Curator: UJ Art Gallery)<\/p>\n
Ordinary life in urban spaces is accompanied by the sounds of the metropolis; a plethora of synchronised melodies that emanate from the shadowy figures that fuel the hustle and bustle of the city; an omnipotent machine, that in the words of Silvana Barbali is \u201ccharacterised by a cacophony of sounds, voices, structures, spaces, smells, and sights that weave [the] complex fabric\u201d[1]<\/a>.<\/p>\n Urban spaces, arguably, where a multitude of people reside and where none originate from[2]<\/a>, are constantly evolving, taking on multiple forms\u00a0\u2013 imagined temporal worlds that are engulfed by the socio-political, and consumed by the notion of power and authority over others[3]<\/a>.<\/p>\n It is within the confines of the\u00a0city, a diverse and dynamic urban space, that battle is waged amongst these shadowy figures. Fuelled by the desire to question belonging, and operating within a regulated structure, maintained, and guarded by \u2018official\u2019 and \u2018un-official\u2019 custodians, who have or continue to benefit from the old ways of order[4]<\/a>. They are reluctant to relinquish their control of the city\u2019s machinery; religiously protecting it, using misconceived truths and realities as challenges to opposing views.<\/p>\n Through a series of works, this exhibition, documents the beats and rhythms of these imagined worlds and the figures that reside within them. The viewer is serenaded through a well composed symphony of urban life.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UJ Arts & Culture is proud to present; Urban Soundscapes – Crafting Spaces of Belonging A solo exhibition by Kagiso \u201cPat\u201d Mautloa Curated by Thabo Seshoka (Curator: UJ Art Gallery) Ordinary life in urban spaces is accompanied by the sounds of the metropolis; a plethora of synchronised melodies that emanate from the shadowy figures that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":616,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-610","whats-on","type-whats-on","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uj.ac.za\/artsdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whats-on\/610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uj.ac.za\/artsdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whats-on"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uj.ac.za\/artsdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/whats-on"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uj.ac.za\/artsdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/web.uj.ac.za\/artsdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whats-on\/610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":645,"href":"https:\/\/web.uj.ac.za\/artsdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whats-on\/610\/revisions\/645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uj.ac.za\/artsdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uj.ac.za\/artsdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}