Amalgam is a group exhibition curated by Sulette van der Merwe and hosted by the WORLDART gallery in Cape Town.

In this exhibition, three artists, Maurice Mbikayi, Sophia van Wyk, and Sulette van der Merwe, combine themes in their work to explore the momentum created when ideas are merged. Artworks in the form of painting, sculpture, and digital art weave together the themes in their work to create points of reference that merge and form a whole.

Maurice Mbikayi interrogates the proliferation of technological commerce and collects remnants of this rapidly developing technology. He then uses this to create sculptures, photographs, and performances.

Sophia van Wyk is a sculptor and describes her work as self-reflexive and sourced from philosophies, psychologies, and popular culture. She creates alternative portrayals of encounters and experiences in order to wonder about the possibilities to come.

Sulette van der Merwe paints objects in a pop surreal style and explores its meaning when placed in different contexts. She often extends this into video and installation animations.

Source: WORLDART.