Profile
Qondiswa James is a cultural worker based in South Africa. Her work engages the socio-political imagination towards mobilising transgression. She investigates the socio-political functions of public art interventions, exploring how these actions can create temporary ruptures that foster ‘invisible insurrections’ in contexts of hyper-surveillance.
Qondiswa has staged public art interventions at Infecting the City, FNB Art Joburg, Centre for the Less Good Idea, Les Rencontres à L’échelle (France), Arcade (Makhanda), and Live Art Network Africa. Her onscreen appearances include “High Fantasy” (DIFF 2018 Best South African Film Award, Artistic Bravery Award). Her theatre works include “A Faint Patch of Light” (winner of a 2019 Standard Bank Ovation Award); her original play “A HOWL IN MAKHANDA” (Fleur du Cap Award 2022 for Best New Script and Best Original Composition); and an original solo work, “Retch” (Naledi Award 2024 for Best Performer on the Fringe).
