🎨First Thursday: Abazukulwana, grandchildren!

First thursday highlights:

📅 Thursday, 2 April 2026
🕙 6 PM

📍 Alliance Française du Cap, 155 loop street

NDIMI PHAKATHI KWAMAPHUPHO NENYANI

Unamandla Nkqintamo Reflects on the space between childhood dreams and realities we grew into.It draws from memories of a time when being asked “ufuna ubayintoni xa umdala’’ felt simple  when answers came easily:doctor,teacher,lawyer etc…dreams that felt certain and within reach.

This body of work “I am your king’’ and “You are the light of tomorrow’’ revisits those early imaginings and the quiet distance that forms over time between who we thought we would become and who we are today.

Through textured surfaces and symbolic figures,the paintings reflect stories of

struggle,imagination,beauty,dignity and becoming.It is an invitation to reflect on where I come from and what I carry to stand in that space between dreams and

reality,and recognize the beauty,truth and resilience that lives there.

✨ First thursday highlights:
📸 Meet the artist – 6 PM
🖼️ Exhibition launch & walkthrough
🎶 Music & mingling in our creative spaces
🍸 Aperitif & Cashless bar hosted by Alliance Française du Cap

🖼️ Exhibition runs: 2 April – 4 May 2026
🕙 Viewing hours: 10 AM – 5 PM (Mon–Fri)
🎟️ Free & open to all