By using objects like the wisdom tooth, the spade, earth, and the remnants of erasure, the works suggest how objects are already embedded with meaning—and how that meaning can be drawn out, recontextualised, and reimagined. Conceptual concerns explored include ancestry, labour, decay, memory, and belonging. The line, which can cut and divide, becomes a tool of connection: between body and land, past and future, the personal and the collective.

To "draw the line" is also to take a stand—to decide where things begin and end. This exhibition invites viewers to look more closely and to rethink previously held beliefs.

Drawing the Line is on view in AVA's Main Gallery until 25 September 2025.

This exhibition is proudly presented by Absa, in partnership with SANAVA and AVA.

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