Latitudes Podcast

Refiloe is in conversation with visual artist Cinga Samson about his meteoric rise to global, artistic success. Known for his figurative oil paintings of large-scale group scenes and self-portraits; along with his depictions of figures with pupil-less eyes arranged in ceremonious poses. Cinga unpacks just what his works seek to portray and perhaps why they might never fully do. Sceptical about the trappings of success: Cinga is more focused on appreciating the emotional and spiritual nourishment

Refiloe interviews Mark Read, the chairman of Africa's oldest commercial gallery, the Everard Read Group. They talk about Mark’s unique experience of being raised in the art business; then going on to helm and grow the family enterprise and ultimately becoming an influential figure in the art community. They also focus on his parallel life as a dedicated naturalist and preservationist who uses his influence to support several philanthropic causes. The wide ranging discussion explores ideas around

Refiloe speaks to Professor Sumayya Vally, acclaimed architect (and principal of the award winning architecture and research practice Counterspace) about architecture as an artistic medium. The conversation salvages the concept from the idealistic or theoretical and brings it into the deeply personal and intimate realms. Sumayya gives a peak into the engine at the heart of her practice including how architecture shows up in political moments, her fascination with under-appreciated stories as well as