/ 2024 Sasol New Signatures Winner
Solo exhibition by Mine Kleynhans - Sasol New Signatures Winner 2024
Augury After Autogogues
Sasol and the Association of Arts Pretoria are proud to announce the solo exhibition of Mine Kleynhans, winner of the 2024 Sasol New Signatures Visual Arts Competition. As part of her award, Kleynhans is presenting her first solo body of work, titled Augury After Autogogues, at the Pretoria Art Museum.
Currently based in Bloemfontein, Mine Kleynhans is the Project Coordinator at the University of the Free State Art Gallery. She holds a Master of Fine Art (Cum Laude) from the same institution.
Her solo exhibition, Augury After Autogogues, is a speculative and satirical exploration of contemporary mysticism and self-truths in an age of information overload. Through a series of imaginative installation pieces and invented devices, the exhibition introduces the concept of the Autogogues, a self-styled oracle who seeks meaning through intuition, emotion, and personal interpretation. Audiences can expect interactive sculptural works, many of which have been created by new processes and mediums for the artist, such as welding, steelwork, and 3D printing.
The idea for the exhibition came to me on a flight home from the Sasol New Signatures award ceremony, Kleynhans explained. I felt fully formed, like it had been waiting for the right opportunity to emerge.
Each of the works that will be featured in the exhibition, reflects Kleynhans fascination with how individuals respond to the speed, scale, and complexity of modern life. Her devices mimic outdated tools and mystical instruments, blurring the line between satire and sincerity in a commentary on our emotional and spiritual capacities, requiring the viewer to define their own understanding of Kleynhans curious cosmology.
The exhibition will coincide with the 2025 Sasol New Signatures exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum, corner Francis Baard- and Wessels Street, Arcadia Park, Pretoria from 4 September to 2 November 2025.
Museum Hours
Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 to 17:00
Closed on Mondays and public holidays
For more information visit the Sasol New Signatures website at www.sasolsignatures.co.za orcontact Nandi Hilliard from the Association of Arts Pretoria on 012 346 3100, 083 288 5117 or artspta@mweb.co.za.
Instagram: @sasolnewsignatures
Social Media hashtag: #SasolNewSignatures
Augury After Autogogues
Sasol and the Association of Arts Pretoria are proud to announce the solo exhibition of Mine Kleynhans, winner of the 2024 Sasol New Signatures Visual Arts Competition. As part of her award, Kleynhans is presenting her first solo body of work, titled Augury After Autogogues, at the Pretoria Art Museum.
Currently based in Bloemfontein, Mine Kleynhans is the Project Coordinator at the University of the Free State Art Gallery. She holds a Master of Fine Art (Cum Laude) from the same institution.
Her solo exhibition, Augury After Autogogues, is a speculative and satirical exploration of contemporary mysticism and self-truths in an age of information overload. Through a series of imaginative installation pieces and invented devices, the exhibition introduces the concept of the Autogogues, a self-styled oracle who seeks meaning through intuition, emotion, and personal interpretation. Audiences can expect interactive sculptural works, many of which have been created by new processes and mediums for the artist, such as welding, steelwork, and 3D printing.
The idea for the exhibition came to me on a flight home from the Sasol New Signatures award ceremony, Kleynhans explained. I felt fully formed, like it had been waiting for the right opportunity to emerge.
Each of the works that will be featured in the exhibition, reflects Kleynhans fascination with how individuals respond to the speed, scale, and complexity of modern life. Her devices mimic outdated tools and mystical instruments, blurring the line between satire and sincerity in a commentary on our emotional and spiritual capacities, requiring the viewer to define their own understanding of Kleynhans curious cosmology.
The exhibition will coincide with the 2025 Sasol New Signatures exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum, corner Francis Baard- and Wessels Street, Arcadia Park, Pretoria from 4 September to 2 November 2025.
Museum Hours
Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 to 17:00
Closed on Mondays and public holidays
For more information visit the Sasol New Signatures website at www.sasolsignatures.co.za orcontact Nandi Hilliard from the Association of Arts Pretoria on 012 346 3100, 083 288 5117 or artspta@mweb.co.za.
Instagram: @sasolnewsignatures
Social Media hashtag: #SasolNewSignatures
