Some artists draw or paint beauty. Some confront brutality in reality. Athenkosi Kwinana does both, often at the same time.
Born in the Eastern Cape and now based in Johannesburg, Athenkosi’s work emerges from a deeply personal yet politically charged terrain — the daily experience of living with Albinism in South Africa.
Lauren Bickerdike’s work doesn’t shout. It reverberates.
Based in Limerick, Ireland, Lauren is a multimedia artist working across photography, sound, and installation. Her work explores how environments — social, political, ecological — leave echoes in the human body.
“I’m interested in the residue. What remains. The sounds that linger after a place has been left.”
She does not chase spectacle. She listens to what’s been left unsaid.
“Sometimes the most radical thing we can do is pause. Pay attention. Let the body speak first.”
During the Safe Spaces residency, Alicia’s presence has been quiet but unmistakable — a kind of gravitational field.
Safe Spaces – A Closing Exhibition at The ADMIRALS RESIDENCE
in collaboration with artists: Alicia Blam • Lauren Bickerdike • Athenkosi Kwinana
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Over the past month, our residency has held many things: the hum of shared silence, the laughter of new connections, the delicate work of creating across difference. Through slow conversation and deep listening, we have gathered stories from the Muizenberg community — not to capture them, but to let them shape something living.
At the forthcoming exhibition at the ADMIRALS RESIDENCE, a dialogue unfolds, inviting us to explore two perspectives on the contemporary figure. This setting is not merely a display of art but an inspiring conversation between two artists whose works resonate with insights into our shared human experience.
All art enthusiasts and artists interested to experience an afternoon of art at our exhibition are invited. The opening will be on July 9th from 13:00 to 17:00. Meet the current artists, chat with them about their latest work and how they have created them during their residence here in Muizenberg. Enjoy the show or find out if the residency program is also for you.
We’d like to invite art enthusiasts and artists interested to experience an afternoon of art at our exhibition. The opening will be on July 10th from 13:00 to 17:00. Meet the current artist, chat with them about their latest work and how they have created them during their residence here in Muizenberg. Enjoy the show and find out if the residence is also for you. There are a limited number of slots available for booking at the pre opening brunch from 11:30 to 13:00.
On show will be Athenkosi Kwinana, and Sharon Peters who live and work in Johannesburg. Also at the residency is Lwando Hlazo currently working in Queenstown. Their work experience at the residence has led them to call their group show Displacement in community.
