‘City Lights / Izibani Zedolobha’ is a multimedia immersive installation that explores the evolution of the cities of our country.

Over the past 50 years, urban environments have undergone significant transformations. Conceptually this exhibition strikes a visual balance between growth and decay, memory and forgetting, and the interplay between the city’s past, present, and imagined future.

The analogy of cities as living entities is explored, contemplating their life cycles, and the impact of time on their architectural fabric. This dynamic is captured by layering memories embedded in the built environment, public monuments, and statues with contemporary imagery through experimental multi-media works, recycled material collected in the city, stitching and animation.

Five mixed media artworks are suspended in a scaffolding framework brought to life with lighting, projections and sound.

The artwork provokes debate around the future of South African cities, encouraging participation in their evolution rather than being consumed by pessimism and defeatism.

Sue Clark is a visual artist with a diverse career spanning more than 30 years of architecture, design, and fine arts. Clark’s most recent work includes her 2024 exhibition, ‘Frayed Edges: Imiphetho Ephukile’.

Ross Juterbock coordinated and was responsible for the digital technology collaboration done for the ‘Frayed Edges: Imiphetho Ephukile’ including lighting, augmented reality, animation and sound.

Carla Prins managed the graphics, logistics and marketing of ‘Frayed Edges: Imiphetho Ephukile’.

The project also involves collaboration with emerging artists and student interns in sound and animation.