Good friend, move+shaker and Professor and Head of Digital Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg), Christo Doherty is having what looks to be a fantastic exhibition of prints and video on campus in a couple of weeks. According to the artist, he is using “macro photography and miniature video cameras to explore the imagined worlds of railway modelers who build recreations of scenes from the heyday of South African railways.” How cool is that?
Christo has an amazing eye and a witty sense of humour and integrity when it comes to approaching South African life – whether historical or contemporary. I won’t be able to make the show, but am really looking forward to seeing the work; if in town, you should hit the opening!
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