Vanille Bleue
2020
Views of the exhibition
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Vanille Bleue is a new body of work by Maheke, drawing on journal entries made since July 2020 during lockdown in Paris. Part diary, part non fiction, Maheke’s journal is brought into the exhibition to drive the artist’s reflections on vulnerability through drawing, text and sound. In particular, Maheke’s use of drawing in the exhibition represents a continued shift in the artist’s practice beyond primarily performance-based work.
Extract from the exhibition presentation, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Vanille Bleue, 2021, view of the exhibition, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Ibis, 2021, ferric chloride on copper, 100 x 50 cm, view of the exhibition Vanille Bleue, 2021, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, detail, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Vanille Bleue, 2021, view of the exhibition, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
NO, 2021, digital drawing printed on paper and handblown glass lamp, Redreaming The Dream I, 2021, oxidised copper and 3D laser etched drawing in acrylic glass, view of the exhibition Vanille Bleue, 2021, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, detail, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Redreaming The Dream I, 2021, oxidised copper, 3D laser etched drawing in acrylic glass, view of the exhibition Vanille Bleue, 2021, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, detail, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Vanille Bleue, 2021, view of the exhibition, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Vanille Bleue, 2021, view of the exhibition, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Redreaming The Dream II, 2021, digital print on paper, paint, wood and 3D laser etched drawing in acrylic glass, view of the exhibition Vanille Bleue, 2021, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, detail, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Redreaming The Dream II, 2021, digital print on paper, paint, wood and 3D laser etched drawing in acrylic glass, view of the exhibition Vanille Bleue, 2021, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, detail, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
A Flesh Without The Memory of Its wound : The After, 2021, sound loop, paint and wicker lanterns, Vanille Bleue IV, 2021, digital drawing printed on paper, and wicker lanterns, view of the exhibition Vanille Bleue, 2021, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, detail, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Vanille Bleue IV, 2021, digital drawing printed on paper and wicker lanterns, view of the exhibition Vanille Bleue, 2021, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, detail, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Vanille Bleue, 2021, view of the exhibition, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
As Saturn And Jupiter Conjunct, 2021, digital prints on fabric, view of the exhibition Vanille Bleue, 2021, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, detail, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Vanille Bleue II, 2021, digital drawing printed on paper and handblown glass lamp, The light was casting images of random narratives that some attributed to him, 2021, ferric chloride on copper, view of the exhibition Vanille Bleue, 2021, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, detail, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
The light was casting images of random narratives that some attributed to him, 2021, ferric chloride on copper, view of the exhibition Vanille Bleue, 2021, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, detail, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Vanille Bleue, 2021, view of the exhibition, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Vanille Bleue I, 2021, digital drawing printed on paper and handblown glass lamp, view of the exhibition Vanille Bleue, 2021, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, detail, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
Vanille Bleue, 2021, view of the exhibition, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery
A Tidal Panic, 2021, ferric chloride on copper, A Tidal Puddle of Sweat, 2021, ferric chloride on copper, view of the exhibition Vanille Bleue, 2021, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, detail, photo Anthea Pokroy, Goodman Gallery