Sensory fragments like sounds and smells activate memory patterns that reconnect us with people, places and histories long after the moment has passed. It is in this space between recollection and experience that Zimbabwean-born Cape Town-based artist Ronald Muchatuta’s latest solo exhibition, ‘Revisiting’, takes shape.
Presented at HUB Gallery, the exhibition includes a series of interactive mosaic and soundtrack artworks constructed from beads, thread and found materials. The works are embedded with a QR code that, when scanned, activates an online sound piece shaped through AI-assisted composition by the artist, and informed by African rhythmic traditions, electronic music, and improvisational structures. The generated sound transforms the artworks from static objects into living, time-based encounters. Through this interplay of physical materials and digital sound experience, Muchatuta considers how cultural memory is carried, stored and reactivated across generations.
Reflecting on the exhibition, the artist describes the works as: ‘Neither archive nor invention, but a conversation between memory and possibility.’
This statement captures the central tension within ‘Revisiting’. While the objects are tactile and labour-intensive, rooted in material traditions and hand-making (including mosaic and found objects, such as traditional baskets and masks), the soundtrack compositions introduce a contemporary layer of interpretation and transmission. Together, they form what might be understood as hybrid archives: spaces where rhythm, memory, technology and participation coexist.
By inviting audiences to scan, listen and engage visually, ‘Revisiting’ challenges conventional modes of viewing and proposes an experiential relationship with various art forms.
Exhibition details
Exhibition: Revisiting
Dates: 2 to 31 July 2026
Venue: HUB Gallery, 25 Commercial Street, Cape Town
For more information on HUB Gallery visit https://houseunionblock.co.za/.
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More information on SAT and HUB
About Spier Arts Trust (SAT)
Spier Arts Trust (SAT) is a nonprofit, purpose-driven organisation that works in a shared-value partnership with like-minded business partners, Spier Wine Farm, Hollard and Nando’s. The multidisciplinary SAT team is led by CEO Mirna Wessels. SAT administers an ecosystem of artist career-development opportunities made possible through these partnerships. This includes programmes such as the Creative Block, as well as regular curated exhibitions at various local and international venues, including HUB Gallery (on the ground floor of the historic Union House in Cape Town’s CBD), Sisonke Gallery (at the Cape Heritage Hotel), the Old Wine Cellar (at Spier Wine Farm), and at art fairs worldwide.
About House Union Block (HUB)
House Union Block (HUB) is an artist career-development programme of Spier Arts Trust (SAT), giving fine artists an opportunity to exhibit and sell their work. HUB offers an extensive catalogue of South African contemporary art, which is diverse in content and price, to give professional artists (not affiliated with galleries) new opportunities for success. HUB’s services include collaborations between fine artists and professionals working in the interior design and architecture industries, including site-specific commissions. HUB connects fine artists with skilled artisans from various affiliate studios, including HUB Mosaic Studio, Keiskamma Arts Project and Qaqambile Bead Studio, some of which are also based at Union House.
