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 Mirrored Futures Opening: 5 September 2026 at 10:00 - 30 September 2026 Participating: Paula Anta, Cassian Robbertze Curated by Dr Ashraf Jamal, acclaimed author, cultural theorist, educator and Senior Research Associate at VIAD, who will also open the exhibition, Mirrored Futures asks a question that feels increasingly relevant: what does it mean to be human in a world where nature, technology and identity are becoming ever more intertwined?
“Two visions, one world. Understanding how Cassian Robbertze and Paula Anta converged, is to understand the nexus of catastrophe and hope which, indissolubly, binds all of us. Ours is a plastic present, a plastic future. We are all ‘plastiglomerates’, amalgams of organic and inorganic matter. Knowing this is the sum not only of our demise, our fatality, but also, wondrously, the means through which to grasp the ever-evolving understanding of what it means to be human, and belong to an intra-species realm in which the synthetic, vegetal, animal, psychological, political and spiritual, are reconciled.” - Ashraf Jamal, Mirrored Futures It is precisely in the space between these two practices that Mirrored Futures becomes so compelling.Nature and technology. The organic and constructed. The digital and physical. Ancient materials and contemporary processes. Both artists explore a world in which these boundaries are no longer easily separated.
There could hardly be a more fitting setting for this conversation than Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg. Within a space synonymous with exceptional craftsmanship and innovation, another dialogue emerges, between bronze and gold leaf, technology and the handmade, precision and imagination. It is an opportunity to experience contemporary art within an environment where material, design and human ingenuity are themselves deeply valued.
Opening over the same weekend as FNB Art Joburg, Mirrored Futures offers collectors and art lovers another compelling destination during one of Johannesburg’s most exciting art weekends.
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