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Klop Klop - Identity: A Brightly Coloured Archive

Klop Klop - Identity: A Brightly Coloured Archive

Curated by:

Under the Aegis and Half & Halve

Date:

2025

Klop Klop is an ongoing visual project aimed at immersing and educating viewers on the colourful and culturally rich tradition of the Kaapse Klopse, Tweede Nuwe Jaar, and all the heart that goes into it. At its core, the project is a vibrant celebration of Coloured culture in the Mother City. It is both an intimate exploration and a stylised tribute that captures the lived experiences of Klopse team members while placing them in a heightened, grandiose space that honours and uplifts their creativity and cultural identity. Through striking editorial photography and documentary-style filmmaking, Klop Klop presents performers in their full regalia, adorned in bold makeup and brightly coloured costumes.


The project seeks to encapsulate the joy-filled essence and vibrance of the Klopse while pulling back the curtain to reveal all the dedication, spirit, and love that goes into keeping the history alive. Klop Klop is a visual ode to coloured identity, both celebratory and reflective, offering insight into the artistry of the tradition and the complex, often painful history from which it emerged. It creates space for pride, storytelling, and cultural reverence, reminding viewers of the beauty found in both the spectacle and the struggle.

Anwar Lee: Legacy

Half & Halve

2025

84 x 119cm
42 x 59.4cm
29.7 x 42cm

Available

Adorned 2

Half & Halve

2025

50 x 50cm
30 x 30cm
20 x 20cm

Available

Lance Jansen: Heirloom

Half & Halve

2025

Pigments inks on photoluster paper

84 x 119cm
42 x 59cm
30 x 42cm

Available

Reyaaz Omar: Ghoema

Half & Halve

2025

Pigment Inks on photoluster paper

84 x 119cm
42 x 59.4cm
29.7 x 42cm

Available

Anwar Lee: Heartbeat

Half & Halve

2025

84 x 119cm
42 x 59.4cm
29.7 x 42cm

Available

Jayden/ Ricardo/ Tashreeq/ Lance: Glamour

Half & Halve

2025

Pigment inks on photoluster paper

59.4 x 168cm
29.7 x 84cm
21 x 59.4cm

Available

Adorned 3

Half & Halve

2025

50 x 50cm
30 x 30cm
20 x 20cm

Available

Adorned 1

Half & Halve

2025

50 x 50cm
30 x 30cm
20 x 20cm

Available

Ricardo Martin: Freedom

Half & Halve

2025

Pigment inks on photoluster paper

119 x 84cm
42 x 59.4cm
29.7 x 42cm

Available

Adorned 4

Half & Halve

2025

50 x 50cm
30 x 30cm
20 x 20cm

Available

Isgak Omar: Jingles

Half & Halve

2025

Pigment inks on photoluster paper

84 x 119cm
42 x 59cm
30 x 42cm

Available

Isgak Omar: Centre Stage

Half & Halve

2025

Pigment inks on photoluster paper

84 x 119cm
42 x 59.4cm
29.7 x 42cm

Available

Tashreeq Lee: Reflection

Half & Halve

2025

Pigment inks on photoluster paper

110 x 168.2cm
42 x 59.4cm
29.7 x 42cm

Available

Reyaaz Omar: Ghoema

Half & Halve

2025

Pigment inks on photoluster paper

Framed: 119 x 84 x 4cm

Available

Anwar Lee/ Daiyaan Abrahams: Inheritance

Half & Halve

2025

Pigment ink on photoluster paper

84 x 119cm
42 x 59.4cm
29.7 x 42cm

Available

Tashreeq/Daiyaan/Jayden: Laaities

Half & Halve

2025

Pigment inks on photoluster paper

84 x 119cm
42 x 59.4cm
29.7 x 42cm

Available

Isgak/ Anwar/ Daiyaan/ Reyaaz: Glitter

Half & Halve

2025

59.4 x 168cm
29.7 x 84cm
21 x 59.4cm

Available

Artworks

Klop Klop - Identity: A Brightly Coloured Archive

Curated by:

Under the Aegis and Half & Halve

Date:

2025

Half & Halve

Half & Halve

2021

Artists

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