South Africa
Sydelle Willow Smith
Contemplating identity with Soft Walls — Sydelle Willow Smith's latest exhibition shines a positive light on the relationships that bridge South Africa's xenophobic divides.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Shaun Tomson at 71a
An evening of inspiration at Huck's gallery. — Former World Surfing Champion Shaun Tomson brings his lifelong learning to 71a - Huck's gallery in London - for an evening of inspirational insights on March 10. Join us!
Written by: HUCK HQ
I Am Thalente
Director Q&A — Filmmaker Natalie Johns on her documentary I Am Thalente about a once homeless skateboarder and his journey from South Africa to California.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Jason Larkin
Tales from the City of Gold — Jason Larkin's new photobook captures a portrait of Johannesburg's physical fissures while revealing how fractured the gold mining industry has left its environmental and social landscape.
Written by: Amrita Riat
Laurence Hamburger
Frozen Chicken Train Wreck — Surreal and ludicrous Johannesburg tabloid headlines in new Laurence Hamburger book co-published by Ditto Press and Chopped Liver Press.
Written by: Alex King
Mandela Day
The 67-Minute Revolutionaries — Cape Town-based columnist and writer Osiame Molefe considers the challenge young South Africans now face – following in the footsteps of a generation of freedom fighters.
South African Teens
The Next Generation — HUCK takes a journey across the creative plains of new South Africa, eighteen years after the first free elections, and finds out how the next generation see their future.
Written by: King Adz
Otelo Burning
Out of the Fire — Otelo Burning is not your average surf movie. It’s the story of a young nation fighting for change.
Written by: Rob Boffard
Shaun Tomson
Magic and Loss — There was a tipping point in surfing history when the door of possibility was busted open wide. And Shaun Tomson dealt the final blow. As the first South African World Champion, his transgressive energy helped legitimate surfing as a professional sport. But the determination he showed back then was nothing compared to what came next, when his family was rocked by tragedy.
Written by: Joe Donnelly
Jordy Smith
Green & Gold — Jordy Smith is a serious contender for the surfing world title. But no matter how high he climbs, the South African flag is never far behind.
Written by: Craig Jarvis