Freshly returned from Portugal, Freddy Sam is already back at work in Cape Town, South Africa where he just finished working on a new mural. Entitled “I Am You You Are Me”, the South African artist sent us the following statement : The area is very harsh and has a large amount of homeless people, gangs, drug…

After a beautiful interactive piece last month (covered), Faith47 spent the last few days working on this massive new mural in Cape Town, South Africa.Painted in the district of Khayelitsha, the South African painter brings us yet another ethereal mural with her unique and delicate touch. Showing two white swans, the piece is entitled “You Hold No Blame…

Design Indaba Trust, Faith47 and Thingking have teamed up to create a mural that seeks to create a community level change through the duality of art-based social impact. This new collaborative multi-story artwork ‘Harvest’ provides a visual feedback loop for those who view it; the wall lights up at night each time enough money is…

While we last heard from her in Miami (covered), Faith47 is now back at home where she worked on this new series of pieces in the district of Woodstock, Cape Town. Miners are waiting for justice. workers are waiting for a living wage.People are waiting for service delivery. refugees are waiting for assistance.Men are waiting…

The City of Cape Town is the world design capital 2014, yet the new bylaws that have been instituted are restricting and policing non-violent ‘crime’, like Street Art, skateboarding, busking, dogs barking, climbing trees and washing cars in public. A large cleanup recently took place and Cape Town lost many historical pieces during that time.One…