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ART EXHIBIT
"Double Entry" by Dan Halter
Venue: What if the World... @ 208 Albert Rd, Woodstock. Tel: (021) 448 1438.
Gallery Hours: Tue - Fri: 10:00am - 5:00pm, Sat: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Duration: 7 Jul - 22 Aug 2010
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Double Entry is Dan Halter’s second solo show in South
Africa after his critically acclaimed 2006 exhibition entitled Take me to
your leader at João Ferreira Gallery.
As a relatively fortunate Zimbabwean living in South Africa,
Halter investigates and draws attention to the plight of less fortunate
fellow Zimbabweans now displaced in South Africa. Dubbed the pejorative "kwerekwere"
these foreigners are often confronted with xenophobic violence by their
South African counterparts. Halter is also concerned with the relations
between the two neighbouring countries. He seeks to interrogate empty
promises made by governments on both sides.
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Informed by two field trips to the Beitbridge border
between Zimbabwe and South Africa, this new body of work looks at the
notorious barrier and the passage Zimbabwean immigrants face in order to
get into South Africa. With a touch of Halter’s own dark humour, this
exhibition of video, print and installation relates to these ongoing
issues.
Halter has taken part in numerous group exhibitions including Dak’Art 2010
(9th Biennial of Contemporary African Art), the 11th Harare International
Festival of Art (HIFA 2010), the 10th Havana Biennial in 2009, the 3rd
Guangzhou Triennial in 2008 and the 16th VideoBrasil in 2007.
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