'Urbanation' (2008)

'Urbanation' (2008)From the publisher: "The Kay Hassan exhibition entitled Urbanation marks the third in a series of mid career exhibitions held for the South African artist. For many, Hassan is well known for his large paper construction pieces, made from recycled billboard posters such as Black Label and Coca Cola. Their innate transformation speaks much about the urban regeneration of the inner city and the migrant tendencies of this pioneer mining town. Hassan

disembodied

Nelson Mandela describes his house at 8115 Vilikazi Street

score composer and recording artist Nicolaas van Reenen

This process took fifteen years and some 60 000 people were removed

widely distributed through alternative book shops and elsewhere

and their letters to her

championing imperfection

documenting the bounty of commercial goods available to consumers and the peculiar behavior it seems to bring out

He regularly partners with Of Soul and Joy

text and language also play a major role

4 cm | 108 pages | softcover

lines and puddle paintings