Serge Alain Nitegeka, "Morphings in BLACK"

This African artist who was born in Burundi but lives and works in Johannesburg, spent a considerable portion of his childhood as a refugee, escaping from civil war in his homeland, only to find himself fleeing again from the Rwandan genocide. This experience is reflected in his installations, which often consist of crisscrossing timbers painted black. These fill the gallery, creating an obstacle course for viewers to navigate and giving concrete expression to the refugee's perilous peripatetic plight. Nitegeka has also made stand-alone sculptures and paintings that reiterate his barricaded spaces, and examples of the latter make up his debut with the gallery.