Canaries in the Coalmine

Canaries in the Coalmine is Barbara Wildenboer’s sixth solo exhibition. Solastalgia is the premise for this exhibition, the term was coined by environmental philosopher Glenn Albrecht in 2004 by combining the Latin word solacium (comfort) and the Greek word algae (pain). It is used to describe the emotional distress experienced when one realises that one’s home environment is under threat or changing; a form of homesickness one gets while one is still at home. Paper sculpture, paper cutting, altered books, photography, animation and installation. Exhibition catalogue now available from the gallery.

Read Jessa Mary Mockridge’s review in Art South Africa here.
Read Kelly-Eve Koopman’s review of Canaries in the Coalmine here.
View exhibition opening images here.

Click here to view images from our current Group Exhibition featuring works by Norman O’Flynn, Themba Shibase, Jan Smith, Johann Louw, Karlien de Villiers, Melanie Cleary, Obie Oberholzer, Nomusa Makhubu, Mark Hipper, Manfred Zylla and Erik Chevalier.