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The Lost Men Project (Grahamstown) , 2004. Digital program, touch screen, headphones, pedestal. Dimensions variable. Edition 3 Navigating the Bookscape: Artists’ Books and the Digital Interface , Aardklop Arts Festival, Potchefstroom, South Africa, 25 – 30 September 2006 Curator David Paton invited five artists to produce a work for a show of traditional and contemporary ‘artists books’ to “... open up questions around what the digital interface can bring to the conventions of the codex.” – (Robyn Sassen). The exhibition featured an interactive work, The Lost Men Project (Grahamstown) (2006) – a digital program running on a computer concealed within a custom-designed pedestal supporting a touch sensitive monitor and headphones. A soundtrack entices the viewer to touch the screen depicting a photographic close-up of the artist’s skin bruised with embossed names. Each successive touch induces a change of image as the names slowly disappear. Related content Counter-memorial ‘The Lost Men Grahamstown’, 1 – 10 July 2004 ←Previous Next→

Paul Emmanuel AFTER-IMAGE (2005) Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa Info After-image Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa 5 – 29 April 2005 The third showing of this touring solo exhibition comprising early etchings and lithographs, photographs from The Lost Men Grahamstown (2004) and a major drawing also entitled After-image (2004). This drawing is permanently housed in the main reception room of Villa Arcadia as part of the Hollard Collection of South African Contemporary Art. After-image was exhibited in South Africa at the US Art Gallery, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, The Old Fort at Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, Free State and Villa Arcadia, Hollard House, Johannesburg, Gauteng. An illustrated, colour catalogue with essay by Julia Charlton was printed and published by US Art Gallery. Press release from Art Source South Africa [PDF] Catalogue essay by Julia Charlton Article by Alex Dodd for Business Day Art newspaper Article by Yvette Greslé for Art South Africa magazine

Still from 3SAI: A Rite of Passage , 2008. High-Definition, single-channel video, stereo soundtrack, 13 min 58 sec 7th Sedicicorto International Film Festival , Forlí, Italy, 4 – 10 October 2010 This short film festival is held every year at the beginning of October in Italy, in the beautiful town of Forlì. It aims at offering visibility to the short film genre, offering its audience a careful selection of a number of short films submitted from all over the world. The festival is divided into four competitive sections: MOVIE: International Fiction Films ANIMA and LAB: International Animation and Experimental Films DOC: International Documentary Films CORTITALIA: National (Italy) Films of any genre 3SAI: A Rite of Passage (2008) was officially selected to be screened at this festival 2010 in the LAB category. Related content Short film ‘3SAI: A Rite of Passage’, 2008 Exhibition ‘Transitions’, 27 September – 31 December 2008 ←Previous Next→

Rough collar , 2018, hand incised, perforated carbon paper, carbon residue, perspex display case, wooden plinth, 45 x 40 x 40 cm Ampersand Foundation 21 Years Celebration Exhibition , University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa 11 September – 9 October 2019 This extensive show, curated by Gordon Froud, senior lecturer at FADA (UJ) showcased the depth of South Africa's art scene and included works by numerous Ampersand Fellows like Diane Victor, Paul Emmanuel, Gabrielle Goliath, Mbongeni Buthelezi, Penny Siopis, Nicholas Hlobo, Senzeni Marasela, Stephen Hobbs, Alan Laing and Heidi Fouri. The Ampersand Foundation has had an immense impact on the country's fine art landscape over the last 21 years by affording visual arts practitioners exposure to the wider international arts landscape of New York. Rough collar (2018) was selected by the curator for this exhibition. Related content Exhibition ‘Substance of Shadows’, 11 September – 2 October 2021 ←Previous Next→

Twelve Phases of Orange , 2002. Manière noire stone lithograph watercolour pigments on 285 gsm Fabriano Rosaspina Avorio paper. 56 x 76 cm. Edition 35 Adding Subtractions , Fordsburg Artists’ Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa, 18 June – 10 July 2009 Visiting curator Daniella Géo invited twenty five South African and international artists to participate in this exhibition. South African visual art shows a noteworthy prevalence of found footage, assemblage, collage, series, sequencing, weaving and sampling. If, on the one hand, these artistic strategies may reflect scarce economic resources, on the other, they symbolise the gathering of history's fragments – whether private or collective. Older and younger generations alike rearrange analog or distinct elements in order to reinforce or subvert a certain reality, thereby creating new socio-political and time-space relations. Art is construction, but by adopting the above practices, artists highlight the gestures of de- and re-constructing. These acts evoke not only criticism, questioning and the search for meaning, but also stimulate memories of what has been left behind. Most works relate, even if indirectly, to their historical and cultural framework. Subjects and approaches vary – from personal to universal issues, and from emotional to logical viewpoints – as do artists' trajectories. In a rather improbable combination, the Adding Subtractions exhibition brings together works of diverse media, concepts and aesthetics, following a collage-like perspective, proposing a revisitation of South African contemporary art production. – (Fordsburg Artists Studios) Twelve Phases of Orange (2002) was selected for this exhibition. Related content Exhibition ‘After-image’, ←Previous Next→

Still from 3SAI: A Rite of Passage , 2008. High-Definition, single-channel video, stereo soundtrack, 13 min 58 sec 19th Séquence Court-métrage International Film festival , Toulouse, France, 19 August – 28 November 2010 For more than seventeen years the ‘Séquence Court-Metrage International Short-Film Festival’ supports and emphasises the unique qualities offered by short film through a series of competitions and themed programs. The Festival continues to develop Short-Version Cinema, building on new exchanges and partnerships. It showcases artistic visions inspired by international dialogue, originality and open-mindedness. Creativity is at the heart of Séquence’s philosophy and the Festival exhibits all genres of short film, from fiction, animation and documentary to experimental; both professional and amateur; and on either silver or digital supports. 3SAI: A Rite of Passage (2008) has been officially selected to be screened at this festival 2010. 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: Art in the Time of Democracy , FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 July – 7 August 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→

Scar , (detail), 2015. Hand-printed, Chine-collé photogravure etching on 300 gsm Hahnemühle paper. 40 x 92,5 cm. Edition 8 Wounds and Relics , Gallery 2, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 – 22 September 2018 The exhibiting artists explore the paradox of simultaneously forgetting and remembering the social scars of violent conflicts and how we carry these with us, whether as traces or wounds, or as recovered objects from the past. Related content Counter-memorial ‘The Lost Men France’, 1 July – 1 October 2014 Documentary video ‘Remembering a Counter-Memorial: Making The Lost Men France’, 2014 ←Previous Next→

Cathexis , 2003. Hand printed, hand bound artists’ book with slip case, 36 x 26,5 x 3 cm. Edition 3 Booknesses: Artists’ Books from the Ginsberg Collection , University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, 25 March – 5 May 2017 Curated by Prof. David Paton, assisted by Annali Dempsey, Roselind Clever and Jack Ginsberg. An exhibition of 258 book objects, historical and contemporary, by South African and International artists, showcased in one of the most comprehensive exhibits of artists' books ever to have been held internationally. Incuding works by: Walter Batiss, Kim Berman, Joseph Beuys, Belinda Blignaut, Willem Boshoff, Sara Bodman, Louise Bourgeois, John Cage, Alexander Calder, Sonia Delaunay, Francesco Clemente, Steven Cohen, Christine Dixie, Jim Dine, Max Ernst, Olafur Eliasson, Paul Emmanuel, Gilbert & George, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, William Kentridge Atta Kwami, Sol LeWitt, Robert Motherwell, Gerhard Marx, Judith Mason, Man Ray, Edward Ruscha, Lucus Samaras, Robbin Silverberg, Joachim Schönfeldt, Durant Sihlali, Richard Tuttle, Diane Victor, Kara Walker, Andy Warhol, Alastair Whitton, among others. Emmanuel's artists' book Cathexis (2003) was selected by the curators for this exhibition. Related content Exhibition ‘Pages from Cathexis’, 30 April – 27 May 2000 Exhibition ‘After-image’, 5 – 29 April 2005 ←Previous Next→

A farm road, Somme , 2013 Original drawing, hand-incised into exposed colour photographic paper, 49 x 130 cm. Private Collection Weerberig – Weather report , Aardklop National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom, South Africa, 24 – 29 September 2013 “Our landscape is not an eternal constant, it is mutable, constantly changing and being re-negotiated. In South Africa we have our very specific history to contend with. Land, ownership and national identity is integral to any understanding of the South African landscape. How did we and how do we posit emotion and meaning onto the landscape? Ours is a fraught history and land issues still play an important, often divisive role in our current social and political space. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Land-Act. This piece of legislation provided necessary armour for the division of land and people in South Africa. We are still dealing with this and it has left a permanent scar on the South African psyche.” – Luan Nel (Curator) A one-off, original drawing scratched into exposed photographic paper titled A Farm Road, Somme (2013) was created for this exhibition. Related content Counter-memorial ‘The Lost Men France’, 1 July – 1 October 2014 ←Previous Next→

Paul Emmanuel THE LOST MEN GRAHAMSTOWN (2004) 10th anniversary of South Africa's democracy, 1820 Settlers National Monument, Gunfire Hill, Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa Info The Lost Men Grahamstown Counter-memorial, tenth anniversary of South Africa’s democracy, 1820 Settlers National Monument, Gunfire Hill, Mkhanda (formerly known as Grahamstown), Eastern Cape, South Africa 1 – 10 July 2004 This once-only counter-memorial was temporarily installed adjacent to the 1820 Settlers' National Monument , Grahamstown, South Africa in July 2004 on the 10th anniversary of South Africa's democracy. The installation formed part of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival's main programme. Sourced from public archives, the names and military ranks of men who had died in the 1779 – 1879 Xhosa Wars fought in the Grahamstown area, were pressed into Emmanuel's skin. Xhosa names however, could only be sourced from the journals of white soldiers and were each recorded as a single name only. Supported by The National Arts Council of South Africa and The Grahamstown National Arts Festival . Academic journal article by Prof. Emerita Karen von Veh (2019) Research article by Robyn Sassen for IMPACT printmaking conference, Tallinn, Estonia (2007) Poem by Lisa Cohn for Itch magazine (2004) Review by Yvette Greslé for Art South Africa magazine (2004) Review by Kim Gurney for Artthrob (2004) Review by Diane Tipping Woods for Cue newspaper (2004) Press release from Art Source South Africa [PDF] (2004)

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→