Latitudes Centre for the Arts| Kunanela iphuzu emafini / Echoes of the Point Cloud

David Krut Projects X Latitudes are pleased to present Kunanela iphuzu emafini / Echoes of the Point Cloud. 

This solo feature showcases Phumulani Ntuli’s first series of intricate unique works on paper made using an old-fashioned printing press in collaboration with Kim-Lee Loggenberg at the David Krut Workshop in 2023, as well as large mixed media collages on canvas from the artist’s studio. Kunanela iphuzu emafini / Echoes of the Point Cloud contains excerpts from South Africa’s history of motion pictures in collision with current point cloud data, automation, and synthesis bestowed by Artificial Intelligence. Using devices of cinematic practice and model training as artistic enquiries, these artworks navigate the first South African pioneer film ‘Jim Goes to Joburg’, produced by Eric Rutherford and directed by Donald Swanson under Swan Film Productions, which was later re-titled as ‘African Jim’ to contextualise the film for European audiences.

The body of work attends to scenes deployed through a black and white cinematiclens, to reenact the South African seminal film tradition within the margins of the changing socio-political landscape.

Kunanela iphuzu emafini / Echoes of the Point Cloud searches for alternate ways of seeing, experiencing and navigating the changing city.

The show runs from 8 November 2023 - 26 January 2024.