Meet Micha Serraf

About the artist

Micha Serraf was born and raised in Zimbabwe and fled to South Africa where he is currently based. In the mobility that has been a defining factor of his life, Micha has taken note of the behavior of themselves and other foreign nationals in their navigation of post-apartheid South Africa. They are acutely aware of the safest shape they need to take on to survive particular contexts. This fluid presentation of self and the ability to be malleable are tactics used to access acceptance and camouflage. In this exposure to several ways of existing, Micha has experienced and observed a variety of gender norms, enactments, and ideologies.

Works by Micha Serraf

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    Deep talk with the artist

    Your art is…

    Merely a suggestion. 

    An invitation to celebrate a world so far away and foreign yet so human and close to home.

    Name something you love, and why.

    Mangoes! We used to grow up in Zimbabwe eating them off the trees like apples.

    What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Sing

    Why photography?

    It's inescapable. What you're looking at is what is, what was, and all you can do is choose to embrace the parts of you it confronts.

    Which professional success meant the most to you?

    Being selected by Foam Museum as the top global emerging talent. 

    Meeting with the team at Foam is always a highlight for me.

    Where do you go when you want to be with you?

    I dive into a playlist of very eclectic music and try to readjust my perspectives.

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