Gazat is a loxion term (location/township slang) which refers to a communal spirit of living whereby everyone contributes whatever they can to achieve a common goal. The term is most often used by black youth as a call for everyone to gather all their coins to collectively buy spaai-kos/bunnychow to be shared amongst a group. The term follows after other popular black South African philosophies and practices such as Ubuntu and stokvels. In an art context the term alludes to a DIY ethos which promotes independence and self-sufficiency on the part of artists. Too many a time artists pressured into the demands of their art communities and those communities' museum practices which often suppress true artistic experimentation and expression in favour of work for commercial consumption.
GAZART is a template of exhibitonary practice in which a multi-diciplinary team of Gazaters bring together their various skills and resources to make shit happen.
Be there!
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