Hlongwane
Russel

Awardee & International Advisory Board Member

Country

South Africa

Russel Hlongwane reexamines history through his artistic research.

Themes
Indigenous rights
Racial justice
Reexamining history
Disciplines
Artistic Research
Design
Film
Performance
Other(s)
Awards
FELLOWS Award 2021
Building Beyond

Profile

Russel Hlongwane is a cultural producer and creative industries consultant based in Durban, South Africa. His work is located at the intersection of Heritage/ Modernity and Culture/ Tradition as it applies to various disciplines of artistic practice. His practice includes cultural research, creative producing, design, curatorship and the creative economy. Hlongwane is part of a number of collectives, working groups and programmes spread across the SADC region, the continent and internationally. He operates as a curator, writer, producer, researcher, theorist and consultant. In the discipline of film, he served in the Durban International Film Festival selection committee and has been curator of the Durban Film Mart industry programme (2018; 2019).