Emma van der Merwe, Director of Everard Read Gallery Cape Town, joins Refiloe Mpakanyane to talk about the quiet contracts that hold the art world together — trust, instinct, and love for the work itself. In this conversation, she lifts the curtain on the energy and potential driving South Africa’s art scene, reflecting on the delicate balance between representing artists and believing in their long game — with buoyancy at the heart of it all.
Podcast
Podcast Season 2
The Latitudes Podcast featuring Emma van der Merwe
The Latitudes Podcast featuring Justin Naylor and Carel Nolte
The Latitudes Podcast featuring Heba El Kayal
On this episode of the Latitudes Podcast, Refiloe Mpakanyane is joined by Heba El Kayal. Heba is a curator, consultant, writer and researcher, originally from Cairo.
Latitudes Podcast featuring Zizipho Poswa
In this moving conversation, Cape Town-based sculptural ceramicist Zizipho Poswa joins Refiloe Mpakanyane to share the personal, cultural and spiritual underpinnings of her extraordinary art practice.
The Latitudes Podcast featuring Ugoma Ebilah
Chapter 2 of the Latitudes Podcast, which looks at connecting the stories from the continent, takes us to Lagos in this week's episode.
Latitudes Podcast Featuring Touria El Glaoui
In this episode of the Latitudes Podcast, Refiloe Mpakanyane talks to Moroccan-born and raised Touria El Glaoui about the impact of her cultural work.
The Latitudes Podcast featuring Thandiwe Muriu
Listen in as Thandiwe Muriu shares her journey from a DM by 193 Gallery to having her work acquired by the UNESCO Art Collection, unpacking her creative process and hopes for Kenya’s art scene.
Latitudes Podcast Featuring Ayana V. Jackson
In the first episode of our new season, acclaimed photographer Ayana V. Jackson joins Refiloe Mpakanyane for an intimate and inspiring conversation about legacy, labour and the art of showing up.
Latitudes Podcast Featuring Athi-Patra Ruga
The episode happens under the aegis of revealing the realities and hidden truths of his studio practice; as well as unpacking the lessons he has learnt along the way and the events that triggered growth and change in himself and his creative practice.
The Latitudes Podcast featuring Antwaun Sargent
Podcast Season 2
The Latitudes Podcast featuring Emma van der Merwe
Emma van der Merwe, Director of Everard Read Gallery Cape Town, joins Refiloe Mpakanyane to talk about the quiet contracts that hold the art world together — trust, instinct, and love for the work itself. In this conversation, she lifts the curtain on the energy and potential driving South Africa’s art scene, reflecting on the delicate balance between representing artists and believing in their long game — with buoyancy at the heart of it all.
The Latitudes Podcast featuring Justin Naylor and Carel Nolte
The Latitudes Podcast featuring Heba El Kayal
On this episode of the Latitudes Podcast, Refiloe Mpakanyane is joined by Heba El Kayal. Heba is a curator, consultant, writer and researcher, originally from Cairo.
Latitudes Podcast featuring Zizipho Poswa
In this moving conversation, Cape Town-based sculptural ceramicist Zizipho Poswa joins Refiloe Mpakanyane to share the personal, cultural and spiritual underpinnings of her extraordinary art practice.
The Latitudes Podcast featuring Ugoma Ebilah
Chapter 2 of the Latitudes Podcast, which looks at connecting the stories from the continent, takes us to Lagos in this week's episode.
Latitudes Podcast Featuring Touria El Glaoui
In this episode of the Latitudes Podcast, Refiloe Mpakanyane talks to Moroccan-born and raised Touria El Glaoui about the impact of her cultural work.
The Latitudes Podcast featuring Thandiwe Muriu
Listen in as Thandiwe Muriu shares her journey from a DM by 193 Gallery to having her work acquired by the UNESCO Art Collection, unpacking her creative process and hopes for Kenya’s art scene.
Latitudes Podcast Featuring Ayana V. Jackson
In the first episode of our new season, acclaimed photographer Ayana V. Jackson joins Refiloe Mpakanyane for an intimate and inspiring conversation about legacy, labour and the art of showing up.
Latitudes Podcast Featuring Athi-Patra Ruga
The episode happens under the aegis of revealing the realities and hidden truths of his studio practice; as well as unpacking the lessons he has learnt along the way and the events that triggered growth and change in himself and his creative practice.