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JEWEL CITY 
MURALS

ARTISTS: Kgabo ‘Saint Rose’ Mametja, Dbongz, Nardstar*, Zhi Zulu, Sonwabo Valashiya, Balekane Legoabe

CLIENT: Divercity Property

PROJECT ARCHITECT: GASS Architecture Studios
DATES: 2019 - 2020

SITE: Jewel City, 254 Fox St, City and Suburban, Johannesburg


ARTWORK DESCRIPTION: 
Divercity Property commissioned various painted murals on the walls and surfaces of the new Jewel City precinct buildings.

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PLNTH acted as the precinct art consultant, project curator and all murals production manager
This included: artist research, project concept and brief writing, precinct design integration, artwork commission management, teams sourcing, production management.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PLNTH worked on the project under Parts & L
abour

Mural Technical Drawings: Say Architecture 

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Installation teams: 
PLNTH muralists: Bl
essing Mijoni, Tetteh Cudjoe, Craig Mwanza, Eugene Sam

Project artists: Zhi Zulu, DBONGZ, The Nardstar*

External Muralists: DEKOR ONE, Ralarno Coutts,

Assistants: Dilyn Michaels, Shadow, Nesty-King, Siza Francisco, Ipeleng Bambi Pasiya, Mmima Motsepe, Tanya Vermaak, Miriek Jansen van Rensberg, Kutloano Tshabalala, Jade Rawson

MURAL 1

KGABO 'SAINT ROSE' MAMETJA 

Human Nature 

MURAL 2

DBONGZ

Rooted 

MURAL 3

DBONGZ

Dream, Play, Read and Achieve

MURAL 4

NARDSTAR*

Intertwined

MURAL 5

ZHI ZULU

An Interaction with Culture

MURAL 6

SONWABO VALASHIYA

Mother of Light

MURAL 7

BALEKANE LEGOABE

Nature’s Reprise

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 IMAGS BY GEMMA GARMAN

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PRECINCT IMAGES

COURTESY ATTERBURY PROERTY

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