Gitte Möller decodes the signs and symbols in her idiosyncratic art works.

Digital artist Lorenzo Plaatjies’s soft aesthetic stands strong in the face of so-called masculine culture. We asked him about his practice.

We get to know the makers of the mesmerising digi-collages shared on @spookie.asem using a language they’re fluent in: pictures, of course! 

Welcome to the inaugural INDIE (virtual) artist walkabout where artists take us through the ‘why’s behind some of their favourite works. First up: Callan Grecia’s colourful paintings play at a more critical cultural message.

Art reflects life and as ours become increasingly lived online, it only makes sense that our relationships to social media become the inspiration for new art.

In the club or on tour with FKA Twigs, performer Chester Martinez uses dance to communicate his truth.

South African scenes unfold in Dada Khanyisa’s artworks.

We collaborated with local fashion brand Artclub and Friends on a lookbook featuring a new class of young Cape Town artists.

Friends Nanna and Dee host a podcast where they talk openly and hilariously about dubious social interactions, icky facets of human nature, and general (you guessed it) bad form.

An INDIE Exclusive: Seth Pimentel aka African Ginger illustrates Johannesburg faces in photographs by Kgomotso Neto Tleane.

Artist Louis De Villers on growing up and making art in NYC.

A self-portrait of artist Io Makandal through the things she collects.

A DM interview with artist Banele Khoza, whose work interrogates modern love in a hyper-connected world.

Jana + Koos have released a capsule collection of free art for INDIE Channel readers. Download yours here.

Musonda Kabwe is a social observer whose insights into human nature are shared through his weekly comic project No Narrative.

Ethel Laka is not out to prove herself but her work speaks volumes.

Hoick is a collective who embraces working with the unfamiliar; they’re unafraid to commit to a concept and give themselves freedom to play. 

Overcoming past shame and fears has lead Kate Arthur to the purpose behind her art: to aid queer visibility with the tools and talents she possesses.

All Hail The Honey is a photo series offering a refreshing perspective on femininity, specifically in an African context. Here’s their latest chapter.

We found out from Director Daniel Zimbler how you go about turning the lens on one of the country’s most celebrated image-makers, David Goldblatt.

A growing list of the creatives that are channeling the cultural and symbolic practices of their forefathers into powerfully passionate works of art.