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Exhibition
13.02.2026 - 10.04.2026

pla © Playgroup

Playgroup

Exhibition & Sound Art Installation

A sound-based exhibition exploring Johannesburg’s temporalities through listening, field recordings, sound and video installation.

Textures of Time

Textures of Time is an exhibition exploring how sound reveals layered temporalities within Johannesburg’s urban environment. Bringing together the sound works and video work of the Johannesburg-based sound collective Playgroup, exhibition foregrounds listening as an artistic and research practice. Through field recordings, and sonic interventions in the city, the works invite audiences to engage with the city’s everyday atmospheres. The exhibition positions sound as a method for sensing social relations, spatial memory, and urban transformation.

 

Bios

  • Jill Richards

    Textures of Time Artist

    Profile Photo of Jill Richards

  • Jurgen Meekel

    Profile Photo of Jurgen Meekel

  • BJ Engelbrecht

    Profile Photo of BJ Engelbrecht

Previous Exhibitions

  • 13.02.2026 - 10.04.2026

    Playgroup: Textures of Time

    A sound-based exhibition exploring Johannesburg’s temporalities through listening, field recordings, sound and video installation.

    pla © Playgroup © Playgroup

  • 6.05.2026 - 31.07.2026

    ‘If These Walls Could Talk, They’d Probably Still Ignore Me’

    „Wenn diese Mauern sprechen könnten, würden sie mich wahrscheinlich immer noch ignorieren“ untersucht, wie der öffentliche Raum niemals neutral ist, sondern ein umkämpfter Schauplatz, der von Macht, Ungleichheit und Kommerzialisierung geprägt ist.

    ‘If These Walls Could Talk, They’d Probably Still Ignore Me’ © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut

  • 18.10.2025

    30th anniversary of the Goethe-Institut South Africa

    On 18 October, Goethe-Institut South Africa celebrated its 30th anniversary with a vibrant day of activities, bringing together partners, friends, families, and members of the public.

    Das Bild ist in zwei Abschnitte unterteilt. Links befindet sich ein grünes und weißes Banner mit dem Text "CELEBRATING 30 YEARS" und "18 OCT 2025." Rechts interagieren drei Personen mit bunten Kunstwerken an einer Wand und spielen mit aufblasbaren Musikinstrumenten vor einem grünen Goethe-Institut-Banner. © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut

  • 21.11.2024 - 28.02.2025

    Abafa(ba)zi – Those Who Die Knowing

    Abafa(ba)zi – Those Who Die Knowing is a collaborative exhibition including commissioned works, artistic experiments, and existing works with transdisciplinary women artists and researchers from the African continent connected to womanisms.

    Abafa(ba)zi – Those Who Die Knowing © Abafa(ba)zi – Those Who Die Knowing © Abafa(ba)zi – Those Who Die Knowing

  • 18.06.2024 - 06.07.2024

    Emergent Practice (EP1 & EP2)

    Emergent Practice (EP1 & EP2) was a two-part exhibition co-hosted by the Graduate School of Architecture (GSA), University of Johannesburg, and the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg.

    web poster for exhibition EP1 and EP2 © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut