Palimpsest | Marelise van Wyk The sea, from the creatures and particles it holds to the ships it carries, has impacted the lives of people on the shores of the Cape for generations. In Palimpsest, Marelise Van Wyk invites a reconsidering of the objects and histories washed ashore,
From Soil is an exhibition with two artists, it is a duo show and a duet of sorts – both singularly presented and in communication with each other, the work explores dualities and complexities of our world through the making of allegories and iconic imagery drawn of and
A collection of self-portraits that go beyond representation. A womxn-only group exhibition of prints and work on paper. Throughout art history, a mark of a ‘master’ artist was the existence of an exceptional self-portrait – to be immortalized in an image and rendered as a true likeness
Cape Town Art Fair 2018| Editions Curator’s note As we return to the Investec Cape Town Art Fair for the second year, Eclectica Print Gallery and the Eclectica Team have a lot of growth and experience to look back on in just one year. We
The Andrei Stenin Press Photo Contest: Winner Exhibition 2017 The Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest is an annual contest for young photojournalists aged between 18 and 33 years old. It is Russia’s only platform for discovering new photojournalists and for allowing them to make a
Marked The history and legacy of photography (particularly in Africa) is a violent one, one that is slowly being acknowledged and confronted. In the practice of creating static images that lock time into a set of parameters, there must be particular moments that ask an artist to confront
Cape Town Art Fair 2017| Editions The Eclectica Print Gallery aims to provide a platform for pushing the narrative tradition in printmaking through the work of artists challenging such notions in the contemporary landscape. The themes explored by the artists consider challenges of identity and
The Andrei Stenin Press Photo Contest: Winners Exhibition 2016 The Andre Stenin International Press Photo Contest is held in honour of a young Russian photographer, Andre Stenin. His journey commences as a journalist for the Society sector of Rossiyskaya Gazeta and later propelling him as
Unpacking- A group show The year is quickly coming to an end – suddenly spring has sprung and students are rushing to the streets. The call for renewal, reform and regeneration keeps popping up and often there is silence instead of an answering response. Artists
