Krotoa’s Room

1995

In collaboration with Raymond Smith

Parts of a story superimposed on other parts.
Force them to look at each other in the same room.
There is no skin separating them.

Karen Press

Krotoa rearranges the Castle furniture
by James Garner, Mail & Guardian, 17-23 November 1995

Face of a native woman superimposed over an anatomical illustration of lungs
Sailing ship over a a historical page of people and their teeth
A box of matches with an illustration of a historical woman on the front
Face of a native woman superimposed over an anatomical illustration of lungs
Mother Mary superimposed over a native woman's face
Superimposed collage of oriental and native peopel
Historical woman with a bird's head over her face
Historical woman with a bird's head over her face and Delft shards for a dress
Historical woman with a bird's head over her face, Delft shards for a dress and beads in her hair
Historical woman with a bird's head over her face, Delft shards for a dress, beads in her hair and South African flowers
Historical European woman with a bird's head over her face, and dressed in native dress of Delft shards, beads and South African flowers

Krotoa’s Room details

Stacks of newspapers on the stone floor and portraits against the walls
Skew bookcase with Afrikaans book titles
Newspaper stacks, bookcases and animal skin drawings on the stone floor
Stacks of newspapers on the stone floor and portraits against the walls
Man reflecting in a tall mirror with a woman's shoes at the base
Skew bookcase with Afrikaans book titles
Native woman's face with a candle and box of matches
Poster advertising Krotoa's Room exhibition in the Grain Cellar at the Castle in Cape Town

Krotoa’s Room installation view

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