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Luyolo (Happinness)
Location
Langa Township. Cape Town, South Africa
Date
2012
Category
Site-Specific Intervention & Performance
Supported by
Artist in Residency hosted by Greatmore Art Studios. Supported by Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y Las Artes (FONCA).
An abandoned beauty salon housed in a container on the outskirts of Cape Town, was renovated by the artist following the distinctive “township style”. The color palette as well as the concept were thought considering the location, environment, services offered and inspired by the owner herself. The artist painted a self-portrait and kept the original beauty salon’s name: Luyolo which in Xhosa means happiness.
Once the renovation was completed, the container was moved by a crane truck to Greatmore's forecourt where, for the opening of the artists in residency exhibition, Ongezwa -stylist and owner of Luyolo - offered her services to the public.
The container was moved back to its original location in Langa Township where it remains to this day.
