Using Hindu scripture, history and visual culture as a lens, brothers Kiveshan and Daneel Thumbiran explore belonging on both a micro level, as South African Indians navigating post-democratic South Africa, and a macro level, as individuals negotiating their place in the wider world.

Kiveshan’s large cardboard sculptures reimagine Hindu idols as companions and points of encounter, while Daneel’s mixed-media works become repositories of identity and a means of processing the world around him. Together, their practices form a dialogue between identity, culture and belonging, bringing two perspectives together in an attempt to understand where they come from, where they stand and where they belong.

On view in AVA’s Main Gallery until 26 November 2026.

Kindly supported by the City of Cape Town.

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