The universe.

Johannesburg, in film, sound and photography.

Made in JohannesburgFilm excerpt · 2:34 · Published by NOWNESS, 2023

Identity takes shape
under the city’s pressure.

An artist’s note
“Even when the imagery is abstract, the pressure of the city remains present.”
Ruzza Wazzi / Between 10and5, 2026

In 2016, Stitch Me Up explored migration, identity and belonging through Ruzza’s experience of Hillbrow.

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Portrait in copper
An encounter
Threshold
Film. Sound. Performance.Explore the works.

The figures.

Other selves.

A figure wearing copper neck rings and a metallic fringed costume appears in soft motion within the building

The sound

THE WORLD I GAVE

Ruzza Wazzi

Chapter III / Film, sound & performance

Purpose of Art

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Photograph: Roger Ballen
“Every generation creates the stories that future generations inherit.”

Ruzza Wazzi

Since 2016The story so far.

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