Cape Town’s cultural calendar welcomes an important new addition as Half and Halve presents their debut exhibition, Klop Klop, curated by the acclaimed Anelisa Mangcu. Hosted at Under The Aegis (17 Jamieson Street, Gardens), the exhibition opens on Saturday, 21 June from 14h00 to 17h00, inviting the public into a world where artistry, heritage, and resistance collide.
Inspired by the Kaapse Klopse, a tradition both celebratory and complex, Klop Klop is a visual ode to coloured identity in South Africa.
The works on display honour the creative spirit of the Cape Minstrel Carnival while confronting its historical entanglements with colonial conquest and apartheid-era oppression.
Curator of ‘KLOP KLOP’ at Half and Halve, Anelisa Mangcu
Through sixteen poignant artworks and an accompanying documentary film, Klop Klop acts as both a visual archive and a living conversation.
It interrogates themes of identity as performance, legacy in community, and artistic evolution among coloured creatives. Each brushstroke, photograph, and frame serving as a form of both defiance and belonging.
This exhibition marks the beginning of a long-term, multidisciplinary journey. One rooted in research, community, and the preservation of cultural traditions through contemporary storytelling.
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