 SANELL AGGENBACH Atlantis |
 SANELL AGGENBACH Eventide Sold |
 SANELL AGGENBACH Fleet No. 5 |
 SANELL AGGENBACH Belle |
 SANELL AGGENBACH Scout (Diptych) |
 SANELL AGGENBACH Duke |
Artist's Statement
My current point of interest probes issues of cultural heritage, nostalgia, historical documentation and myth-making. I am interested in objects and conditions with hereditary elements, as most of my work can be described as an amalgamation of historic references with private narratives. This forms part of a process of deconstructing one's past and pathologies.
My work is inclined to be narrative and draws on the imaginary, processing found imagery and exploring meaning and association. It is my intention to create subtle paradoxes which suggest social commentaries and private narratives. I was trained in painting and printmaking but in my current work I attempt to integrate my knowledge as a painter with the discipline of sculpture. My interest in the process of nostalgia relies on denial, or the romance of the unobtainable. By de-contextualising found objects and imagery intend to parody the familiar.
Biography
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Nationality: South African
Education: BA.FA at the University of Stellenbosch (1997)
Occupation: Full-time artist and designer
June 2000 - March 2004: lectured at the Cape College in Graphic Processes, two-dimensional design and drawing
Exhibitions (Group shows)
2007: 'Turbulence', Hangar-7, Salzburg, Austria
2006: '20 Artists 06'. Contemporary printing, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town
2005: 'Sweet Nothings', new photographic work, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town
2004: '40 Years', University of Stellenbosch, Sasol Art Museum
2004: '2nd Spier Outdoor Sculpture Biennial', Stellenbosch
2003: 'Picnic', Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town
2003: Brett Kebble Art Awards
2003: 'ABSA L'Atelier', Johannesburg
2003: 'YDESIRE', Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town
2002: 'Autogeographie', Millennium Gallery, Johannesburg
2002: 'Spier Outdoor Sculpture Biennial', Jan Marais Nature Reserve, Stellenbosch
2001: 'Micro/Macro', South African Printmakers at the Xchanges Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia (Canada)
2001: 'ABSA L'Atelier', Johannesburg.
2001: 'Aarsel/ Waver', KKNK, Oudshoorn
1998: Short listed for the '15th Royal Overseas League Annual Open Exhibition', U.K.
Solo Shows
2006: 'Blues and Greys', Art On Paper Gallery, Johannesburg
2005: 'Fool's Gold', Bell-Roberts Contemporary, Cape Town (SA)
2005: 'Hoogwater/High Tide', KKNK, Oudtshoorn (SA)
2003: 'Blank', AVA Gallery, Cape Town (SA)
2001: 'From a Netherworld', Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town (SA)
2000: 'Northern Ladies', Art Konsult, New Delhi, India
1998: 'An Imitator', AVA Metropolitan Gallery, Cape Town (SA)
Other
2005: Selected for the 3rd Brett Kebble Award
2005 : Curator: 'Sweet Nothings', Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town
2005 : Nominated for a Kanna Award, KKNK
2003 : Winner of the 2003 ABSA L'Atelier
2003 : Winner in the Anglo Gold Riches of Africa Design Competition. (merit award for most original design)
1999-2000: Selected for the UNESCO-Aschberg Residency programme at the Sanskriti Kendra, New Delhi, India
1998 : Merit award winner in the 'New Signatures'', Bellville Art Centre
Publications
2005: Cape Town Month of Photography
2004: 2nd Spier Sculpture Biennale Catalogue
2004: Sasol Art Museum, University of Stellenbosch
2003: ABSA L'Atelier
2003: Art South Africa: vol. 02, issue 01; page 14
2002: Spier Sculpture Biennale Catalogue
Some Reviews
Artthrob, June 2003:
"...the work is exquisitely crafted and produced. It represents a major change of tact...demonstrating a remarkable agility and versatility."
Paul Edmunds
Mail & Guardian, 6 February 2004:"...(the works) are revealed as a perfect South African articulation of culture and environment."
Chris Roper
Art South Africa, vol. 02, issue 03, 2004 (page 67)"Aggenbach has used the symbolic language of white leisure and suburbia and made a piece that is both humorous and politically astute."
Andrew Lamprecht
CollectionsVarious private collections locally and abroad.
Corporate collections include:
Spier Collection
Anglo Gold South Africa
Hollard Collection
Sasol Collection
Didata
SABC