Simnikiwe Buhlungu: 'Besides Puleng; dontsa-ring and roving preoccupations'
Simnikiwe Buhlungu: 'Besides Puleng; dontsa-ring and roving preoccupations'
<p>/ ed. by Olivia Aherne, Simnikiwe Buhlungu, Amy Jones ; with contr. by Alunamda Buhlungu, Simnikiwe Buhlungu, El Colegio Desextinctión, Khwezi Gule, Taylor Le Melle, George Mahashe, Gabi Ngcobo, Saïd Rosales, Norbert C.A. de Ruijter, The Brother Moves On, Zoé Whitley, Riet Wijnen. - London ; Rotterdam ; Milan : Chisenhale Gallery ; Kunstinstituut Melly ; Mousse, 2024. - 200 p. : ill. ; 22,5 cm. Includes notes.</p>
ISBN: 9788867496617
In Simnikiwe Buhlungu’s most expansive publication to date, iterated on the occasion of the exhibition hygrosummons (iter.01) at Chisenhale Gallery, London (6 Sep.- 3 Nov.2024) and Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam (May - Oct.2025) the artist takes the site of the ubiquitous water puddle as her starting point. Delving into puddle microbiology amongst disciplines of art, science, geography, and history, Buhlungu questions the language of standardized scientific expression. Her ongoing inquiries into sensing instruments and invisible systems of knowledge, positions the puddle as a body of water with agency, exploring how knowledge is created, by who, and the ways in which it is encountered. With these ideas woven into the publication’s design and materials, the book acts as an index to concepts within Buhlungu's practice, whilst continuing her experimentation with how conversations are disseminated in exhibition and publishing-form. With contributions from musicians, artists, curators, and scientists from around the world.
