TBT: ‘I survived…’ 2nd Johannesburg Biennale 1997

‘I survived…’ was an unofficial performance at the opening of the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale - Trades Routes: History and Geography, Newtown, Johannesburg, 10 Oct 1997.

The performance entailed the illegal hawking of signed copies of these t-shirts inside and outside the main Biennale venues, MuseumAfrica and Electric Workshop, on the opening night. The performance was part of my contribution to the ’50 Stories’ fringe exhibition curated by Tracey Rose and Storm Janse Van Rensburg. Inside each folded t-shirt was a postcard invite to the ’50 Stories’ show held in the top floor space of the Carlton Centre in central Johannesburg.

(This picture is a recent take with original t-shirt)