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‘Road signs’, 2014. Original drawing hand-incised into exposed colour photographic paper, 38 x 53 cm (framed). Private Collection Turbine Art Fair 2015 , Art Source South Africa, Booth, Turbine Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa, 16 – 19 July 2015 Turbine Art Fair is a platform for galleries, artists, curators and other art organisations to promote emerging and established talents in an accessible and enjoyable way. In doing this the fair aims to promote new work and talent and to create a new art audience and collector base. Two photogravure etchings, Scar (2015) and Lesion (2015) were exhibited by Art Source South Africa. Related content Exhibition ‘Remnants’, 25 June – 31 July 2015 Counter-memorial ‘The Lost Men France’, 1 July – 1 October 2014 ←Previous Next→

Scar , (detail), 2015. Hand-printed, Chine-collé photogravure etching on 300 gsm Hahnemühle paper. 40 x 92,5 cm. Edition 8 Foundations and Futures: Celebrating 25 Years of the Bag Factory , Fordsburg Artists’ Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa, 28 October – 10 December 2016 For 25 years the Bag Factory Artists' Studios has been more than just a building and studio space. It has provided the foundation of many an artist's career. Built out of the dream for artists from different backgrounds to be able to work together, the Bag Factory is a community that continuously supports and builds on its ethos of "the community studio space where artists practice is held in the highest regard and experimentation is encouraged." Over 25 years these foundations have been strengthened by the artists and staff who have poured their passion and efforts into the community and ethos of the space. In recent years the Bag Factory has worked hard to encourage a younger community of artists to engage in our programming ensuring that the life-blood of the space - interaction and development - continues to pump. The community has played host to artists such as Helen Sebidi, Deborah Bell, Sam Nhlengethwa, Penny Siopsis, Benon Lutaaya, Blessing Ngobeni, Neo Matloga, Dinkies Sithole, Kay Hassan and many, many more. We have created an international following through our visiting artists programme and a consistent space for art loving members of the public to experience outstanding work. On Friday 28th October 2016, the Bag Factory begins the celebration of an incredible 25 years with an exhibition entitled Foundations and Futures . Since the inception of the organisation, over 300 artists have been through the space either as studio artists, visiting artists, participants in workshops and exhibitions and as winners of award programmes. All of them have been influenced and have influenced the space in many rich and diverse ways. Artists participating in the exhibition Foundations and Futures opening on Friday 28 October 2016 include Blake Daniels; Paul Emmanuel; Jarrett Erasmus; Marie Fricout; Gordon Froud; Carlo Galli; Arash Hanaei; Diana Hyslop; Sharlene Khan; Asanda Kupa; David Koloane; Shenaz Mahomed; Pat Mautloa; Tshepo Mosopa; Ndikhumbule Ngqinambi; Tracey Rose; Usha Seejarim; Lerato Shadi; Johan Thom; Stijn van Dorpe and Mary Wafer. Scar (2015) was selected by the curators for this exhibition. Related content Exhibition ‘Remnants’, 28 January – 20 March 2016 ←Previous Next→

Still from 3SAI: A Rite of Passage , 2008. High-Definition, single-channel video, stereo soundtrack, 13 min 58 sec At Home with the Ludskis: Midnight Mass (Edition #7), 10th London Short Film Festival, Rio Cinema, London, UK, 12 January 2013 At Home with the Ludskis: Midnight Mass (Edition # 7) – a multidisciplinary event held at the famous Rio Cinema as part of the 10th London Short Film Festival, brings together intriguing and inspiring moving image makers, artists, music makers and performers for a unique late night art club, curated by Granny Ludski. 3SAI: A Rite of Passage (2008) was chosen after a call for artists sent out by guest curator Christine Eyene, invited to take part in this Midnight Mass by its host Granny Ludski. Related content Short film ‘3SAI: A Rite of Passage’, 2008 Exhibition ‘Transitions’, 27 September – 31 December 2008 ←Previous Next→

Still from 3SAI: A Rite of Passage , 2008. High-Definition, single-channel video, stereo soundtrack, 13 min 58 sec Design Indaba Expo Film Festival , Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa, 27 February – 1 March 2009 The Design Indaba Expo annually showcases a selection of South African advertising, architecture, craft, décor, film, fashion, graphic design, interior design, jewellery, furniture, industrial design, new media, publishing and product design – all under one roof. The film exhibition showcases South African short films, music videos and animation. Selected by a curation team, films may not exceed 12 minutes in length. Thorough research is done and various filmmakers are approached and invited to submit their film. The festival is open to viewing by Design Indaba Expo visitors and it is screened in between fashion shows, which take place around the Fashion Ramp on the Expo floor. (www.designindaba.co.za) (2009) 3SAI: A Rite of Passage (2008) was officially selected for this film festival. Related content Short film ‘3SAI: A Rite of Passage’, 2008 Exhibition ‘Transitions’, 27 September – 31 December 2008 ←Previous Next→

Still from 3SAI: A Rite of Passage , 2008. High-Definition, single-channel video, stereo soundtrack, 13 min 58 sec Twenty: Contemporary Art from South Africa , Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, North Carolina, USA, 11 July 2014 – 7 February 2015 This exhibition is in celebration of 20 years of South Africa's democracy and is intended to be a showcase of historical and contemporary work that looks at six different aspects of South African life and experience. Appropriate artists and particular works have been selected to narrate these experiences. A broad range of artists and demographics have been selected to showcase the depth of talent and commentary that comes out of contemporary South African art. Curated by Senior Lecturer Gordon Froud and Professor Karen Von Veh from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. 3SAI: A Rite of Passage (2008) and number 05000674PV (2009) were selected by the curators for this exhibition. Related content Short film ‘3SAI: A Rite of Passage’, 2008 Exhibition ‘Transitions’, 27 September – 31 December 2008 ←Previous Next→

Number 05000674PV , 2009. Manière noire stone lithograph, hand printed, hand coloured, signed, numbered and dated by the artist. Black lithographic ink and watercolour pigment on 285 gsm Fabriano Rosaspina Avorio paper. 80 x 156 cm. Edition 35. Courtesy of Art Source South Africa My Joburg , La Maison Rouge: Fondation Antoine de Galbert, Paris, France, 20 June – 23 September 2013 La Maison Rouge continues the series of exhibitions focusing on the arts scene in major provincial cities. After My Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada), an exhibition presented during the summer 2011, the second of the cities will be Johannesburg (South Africa). An event on the occasion of the Seasons South Africa 2012/2013 in France in partnership with Institut Français. My Joburg , toured to the Staatliche Kunstammlungen, Dresden, Germany, 26 October 2013 – 5 January 2014. My Joburg was organised by La Maison Rouge – Fondation Antoine de Galbert, Paris, with the support of the National Art Council (NAC) of the Republic of South Africa and the Institut Français, under the curatorial direction of Paula Aisemberg and Antoine de Galbert. number 05000674PV (2009) was selected by the museum's curators for this exhibition. Related content Exhibition ‘Transitions Multiples’, 2011 Exhibition ‘Transitions Multiples’, 2011 Publication ‘Transitions Multiples’, 2011 Publication ‘Transitions Multiples’, 2011 ←Previous Next→

Lesion , 2015. Hand-printed, Chine-collé photogravure etching on 300 gsm Hahnemühle paper. Paper size 40 x 71,5 cm. Edition 8 FNB Joburg Art Fair , Artist Proof Studio Booth, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 – 13 September 2015 The FNB JoburgArtFair returned to the Sandton Convention Centre, presenting 50 modern and contemporary exhibitors from 8 countries. Two photogravure etchings, Scar (2015) and Lesion (2015) were exhibited by Artist Proof Studio. Related content Exhibition ‘Remnants’, 25 May – 9 July 2017 ←Previous Next→

Rough collar (detail), 2018, hand incised, perforated carbon paper, carbon residue, perspex display case, wooden plinth, 45 x 40 x 40 cm Turbine Art Fair 2018 , Art Source South Africa Booth GH4, Turbine Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 – 15 July 2018 Turbine Art Fair is a platform for galleries, artists, curators and other art organisations to promote emerging and established talents in an accessible and enjoyable way. In doing this the fair aims to promote new work and talent and to create a new art audience and collector base. Rough Collar (2018), The Lost Men France IV (2014) and The Lost Men I (2003) were exhibited by Art Source South Africa. Related content Exhibition ‘Substance of Shadows’, 11 September – 2 October 2021 Counter-memorial ‘The Lost Men France’, 1 July – 1 October 2014 Exhibition ‘After-image’, 5 – 29 April 2005 Publication ‘After-image’, 2004 ←Previous Next→

Installation view of Untethered (2024) in the main court at Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, USA. Decommissioned, model T-10, U.S. military personnel parachute with severed suspension lines, detached harness with risers, 550 para-cord. High-definition video projection, stereo soundtrack, 7 min 26 sec. Parachute diameter: 35 feet. Harness dimensions: 30 x 30 inches (excluding suspension lines) MICA Grad Show 3 , Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 27 September – 13 October 2024 The thesis exhibition of final year, graduate students enrolled in the Mount Royal School of Art (Multidisciplinary MFA) program, curated by Professor Luca Buvoli. Including works by Sanah Brown-Bowers, Meg Clerc, Paul Emmanuel, Trisha Gupta, Yuanwei Huang, Teddi Kabler, William Okaily, Grusha Sabharwal, Erhan Us and Jeehee Yoo. Untethered (2024) was featured in this exhibition. Artist statement At present, the United States finances, trains and arms soldiers in the Lebanese Armed Forces. My mixed European/Lebanese heritage has compelled me to spend the last two years interviewing retired and active-duty Lebanese and U.S. soldiers deployed to the ‘Middle East’ region. In these conversations, I was struck by each soldier’s account of the camaraderie between ‘battle buddies’ and surprised that the older veterans spoke of a profound sense of loss when returning to civilian life. This traumatic experience of detachment resonated strongly with me when a U.S. paratrooper gave me his parachute. He recounted how he had acquired it after retiring from active duty in 2008, only to discover that all 30 of its suspension lines had been severed. The accompanying two original drawings comprise a ‘foot portrait’ of a U.S. paratrooper and a ‘hand portrait’ of a Lebanese active-duty infantryman. Both men cannot be identified for various reasons, but I was driven to record the intimacy of our conversations in some way. They both allowed me to photograph and draw their feet and hands, so as to protect their anonymity. Each image is scratched by hand with a steel blade into a dark background, on a piece of cotton rag. The U.S. paratrooper’s feet are scratched into a layer of black boot polish because to this day, airborne troops still buff their black leather, ceremonial ‘jump boots’ using these materials to signify excellence and professionalism. The Lebanese infantryman’s hands however, are scratched into a layer of gunpowder residue from an M16 assault rifle and ammunition supplied by the United States. Acknowledgements Luis Rosa Valentin, Dan Kasza, Carlos Muños, Katinka Hooyer, Hannah Challita, Suzanne Challita, Carine Challita, Anthony Emmanuel and Peter Emmanuel. To my parents Related content Civic engagement project ‘The Veteran’s Memorial to the Living’ (ongoing) Civic engagement project ‘Talking With Monuments: Veteran Dialogues on Remembering’, 2024 – 2026 Interview Mount Holyoke College, 2024 Counter-memorial ‘The Lost Men France’, 1 July – 1 October 2014 ←Previous Next→

Wings I , (detail), 1997. Copperplate mezzotint etching on 250 gsm Arches paper. Image 9,5 x 7,5 cm. Edition 3 Bag Factory Group Exhibition , Mexican Embassy, Pretoria, South Africa 1997 A group exhibition of artists works from The Bag Factory, also known as Fordsburg Artists Studios. An impression of Wings I (1997) was shown at this exhibition, curated by Lesley Cohn. Related content Exhibition ‘Pages from Cathexis’, 30 April – 27 May 2000 ←Previous Next→

The Lost Men Project (Grahamstown) , 2004. Digital program, touch screen, headphones, pedestal. Dimensions variable. Edition 3 The Art of Reading from William Kentridge to Wikipedia , Meermanno Museum, The Hague, The Netherlands, 18 November 2017 – 5 March 2018 This exhibition organised by The House of the Book (a collaboration of Museum Meermanno and the National Library of the Netherlands). The exhibition will elucidate the reading process. The six rooms each have a theme that is linked to the physical process of reading: leafing through, touching, looking, remembering, focussing and reacting. Most of our senses are involved in the process, as are many areas in the brain. Questions about the process will help the visitor formulate some answers: How does the reading brain work? What types of reading should be distinguished? How to deal with multi media books – sound, image, typography? How to experience works on paper versus digitised works? The show unites works that are multi-sensorial or pluriform (video/paper, sound/image etc). There will be no books in cases, all works can be touched by the visitors. Selected artists: Scott Blake, Amaranth Borsuk & Brad Bouse, Jan Dirk van der Burg, Marinus van Dijke, Paul Emmanuel, Eyejack, Juan Fontanive, Carina Hesper, Mirabelle Jones, William Kentridge, Kraak & Smaak, Michael Mandiberg, Simon Morris, Didier Mutel, Rick Myers, Heidi Neilson, Joyce Overheul, Sebastian Schmieg & Silvio Lorusso, Rebecca Sutherland, Elisabeth Tonnard. The Lost Men Project, Grahamstown (2006) was selected by the curators for this exhibition. Related content Exhibition ‘Navigating the Bookscape: Artists’ Books and the Digital Interface’, 25 – 30 September 2006 Counter-memorial ‘The Lost Men Grahamstown’, 1 – 10 July 2004 ←Previous Next→

Lesion , 2015. Hand-printed, Chine-collé photogravure etching on 300 gsm Hahnemühle paper. Paper size 40 x 71,5 cm. Edition 8 Reviewing the Past , Carol Schlosberg Alumni Gallery, Montserrat College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 18 January – 19 March 2022 Presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Samuel Bak and the Art of Remembrance, the group exhibition, Re-Viewing the Past , highlights the work of artists who explore ideas of history and memory as part of processes of re-writing or re-imagining. Creating in diverse media, including painting, printmaking, animation, and the graphic novel, participating artists consider their connection to history — whether personal or collective — as it resonates with or is interpreted through the present moment and current socio-political and cultural issues. Artists include Paul Emmanuel, Maya Erdelyi, Dell M. Hamilton, Dave Ortega, and Jordan Seaberry. Scar (2015) and Lesion (2015) were selected by curator Dr. Lynne Cooney for this exhibition. Related content Counter-memorial ‘The Lost Men France’, 1 July – 1 October 2014 Exhibition ‘Impermanence’, 8 March – 7 April 2018 ←Previous Next→