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We are proud to present ‘Dialogues on Soil II’, the Johannesburg edition of After Extraction, a publication and research-based initiative by Mpho Matsipa in collaboration with Chimurenga, exploring intersections between creative practice and environmental science. It extends the African Mobilities archive of pan-African voices as a layered text that holds multiple perspectives on African futures and deep pasts. After extraction delves into the legacies of extraction and proposes speculative futures rooted in indigenous knowledge systems and artistic response. The project features the work of Senzeni Marasela and Sammy Baloji – artists whose practices critically engage with environmental degradation and forms of cultural and ecological repair.

When: Friday 11 July 2025 from 3pm
Where: tune in LIVE via panafricanspacestation.or.za

‘Dialogues on Soil II’ is co-curated by Miliswa Ndziba and Kutlwano Ramphele through the format of Umcimbi – a Black intergenerational gathering where all attendees are contributors to a living intellectual tradition. A space that emphasises collective knowledge-making, grounded in place, community, and land-based practices. Participants include: Bongisa Msutu, Phumi Morare, Dineo More, Lindokuhle Nkosi, Senzeni Marasela, Molemo Moila, Chinenye Chukwuka, Gloria Pavita, Siwe Ntombela, Tamsin Mzozoyane, Olive, Thuli Gamedze, Fundiswa Douw, Būjin & Dormant Youth.

‘Dialogues on Soil II’ is a collaboration between Chimurenga and Mpho Matsipa, the Bartlett School of Architecture – University College London, in partnership with Johannesburg Institute of Advanced Studies – University of Johannesburg, and The Gathering – Salon – a self-funded collective of African and diasporic femme and non-binary built environment practitioners.

This project is supported by the Bartlett School of Architecture Incubator Fund and and the Graham Foundation, in partnership with the JIAS, University of Johannesburg.

Artwork by Senzeni Marasela