Hennie Meyer South African, b. 1965
Hennie Meyer was born in Cape Town in 1965. He is a ceramic artist who uses the concept of repetition to cross over into the realm of installation. He makes use of multiples to create larger pieces. Conceptually, he is interested in the diverse roles played by individuals in groups.
“Clay is a passion and obsession. It is my preferred means of communication. Observing a group of jugs in my studio sparked my first large scale installations in 2008. An invitation to make a number of extensive ceramic works for Qunci Villas, a boutique hotel in Lombok, Indonesia took these ideas further.”
The concept of repetition and variation are central to the successful Ukusela eKapa project that formed part of Cape Town as the 2014 World Design Capital.
Hennie studied ceramics in Australia and South Africa. He exhibits extensively, both locally and overseas. His work has been included in numerous International and South African public and private collections. His work is covered in several international publications. Hennie and Heleen and their two sons live in Durbanville, Cape Town.
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EMBODIED NARRATIVES
HENNIE MEYER, IBRAHIM BEMBA KEBE, OSVALDO FERREIRA, SAÏDOU DICKO, SANJO LAWAL, VIVIEN K., among others. 16 May - 13 July 2024Exploring a diverse array of mediums, including painting, ceramics, photography, and installation, the show embodies the current demand in contemporary African art for expression through figuration and portraiture, whether individual...Read more -
(IM)MATERIALITY
GROUP SHOW: Not a Museum 20 May - 12 August 2022'(IM)MATERIALITY' is curated by Graça Rodrigues, Sónia Ribeiro, Katherine Sirois, Lourenço Egreja, and Diogo Bento, and exhibits, through three distinct nuclei, a significant combination of media, ranging from painting to...Read more
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Art can help to overcome the post-colonial Portugal-Africa stigmas
Interview with Graça Rodrigues and João Paulo Sacadura 6 June 2022Interview with Graça Rodrigues, conducted by journalist João Paulo Sacadura for the Portuguese radio station 'Observador' - podcast 'Convidado Extra.' Graça Rodrigues is co-artistic director...Read more -
(IM)MATERIALITY
international art exhibition 1 July 2022 -
(IM)MATERIALITY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP SHOW AT ÁGUEDA ARTS CENTER 1 October 2022