Date:
16-17 October 2026
Venue:
Iyatsiba Lab,
66 Greatmore Street, Woodstock
(enter via Regent St)
The CHR will be hosting its annual International Workshop in Visual History & Theory at Iyatsiba Lab on 16-17 October 2026, in partnership with Université-Paris-8, on the theme of 'Looking Together.' Migration, solidarity and mobility across time and space are key themes.
A keynote lecture by Zeynep Gürsel will address border surveillance photography, and artist Raphael Grisey will introduce the Bouba Touré archive that engages with migrant life between France and Mali. Several panels and roundtables explore new ways of looking.
All inquiries to NRF SARChI Chair at
The workshop is supported by the NRF SARChI Chair in Visual HIstory & Theory (98911), ArTeC (École Universitaire de Recherche), and IFAS (French Institute of South Africa).
Lectures
International Workshop in Visual History & Theory 2026: Raphael Grisey, Introducing the Bouba Touré Archive
The CHR will be hosting its annual International Workshop in Visual History & Theory at Iyatsiba Lab on 16-17 October 2026, in partnership with Université-Paris-8, on the theme of ‘Looking Together.’ Migration, solidarity and mobility across time and space are key themes.
International Workshop in Visual History and Theory, 2026, Keynote lecture by Zeynep Devrim Gürsel
The CHR will be hosting its annual International Workshop in Visual History & Theory at Iyatsiba Lab on 16-17 October 2026, in partnership with Université-Paris-8, on the theme of ‘Looking Together.’ Migration, solidarity and mobility across time and space are key themes. The workshop includes a public keynote lecture by Zeynep Gürsel which will address border surveillance photography.
International Workshop in Visual History and Theory, 2026 Book and Exhibition Launch: Makuapis
The CHR will be hosting its annual International Workshop in Visual History & Theory at Iyatsiba Lab on 16-17 October 2026, in partnership with Université-Paris-8, on the theme of ‘Looking Together.’ Migration, solidarity and mobility across time and space are key themes. This workshop includes a series of panels and lectures, and coincides with the launch of an exhibition, Makuapis, on Thursday 15 October at Iyatsiba Lab.