Dark Gravity
Bogosi Sekhukhuni
Artwork 2018
Installation photograph from the ‘Model’ exhibition in A4’s Reading Room. Bogosi Sekhukhuni's trampoline and bowling ball 'Dark Gravity' sits on a concrete floor.
Artwork: Bogosi Sekhukhuni, Dark Gravity (2018). Trampoline and bowling ball. 101 x 40.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
Artist Bogosi Sekhukhuni Title Dark Gravity Date 2018 Materials Trampoline and bowling ball Dimensions 101 x 40.5 cm Credit Courtesy of the artist

Comprising a bowling ball that sits atop an exercise trampoline, Sekhukhuni’s Dark Gravity references a popular high-school science experiment employed to help students visualise gravitational pull. The work's monochrome appearance and title allude to the presence of dark matter – a hypothetical presence attributed to 85% of all the matter in the universe.

b.1991, Johannesburg

Bogosi Sekhukhuni’s practice speaks to themes of connectivity (and its antonym) that have come to characterise the digital age. His interest in the scientific hypothetical is a testament to his belief in the role of the artist as a social reimaginer. Negotiating the intersections of art, science and technology, Sekhukhuni invites us to question what we take for granted and, perhaps more importantly, what we deem incomprehensible.

Installation photograph from the ‘Model’ exhibition in A4’s Reading Room. In the middle, Bogosi Sekhukhuni’s ‘Dark Gravity,’ consists of a black trampoline with a black bowling ball resting on it. Various works line the walls, with two video screens mounted on a pole towards the back.
Installation photograph from the ‘Model’ exhibition in A4’s Reading Room. At the front, Bogosi Sekhukhuni’s ‘Dark Gravity,’ consists of a black trampoline with a black bowling ball resting on it. At the back on the wall, DB Amorim’s video ‘remoting’ is on the left, and Kyle Morland’s paper and tape sculpture ‘Library of Forms’ is on the right. On the right, Bhavisha Panchia’s sound work ‘Imagine you’re in a museum: What do you hear?’ features four chairs with headphones.
Installation photograph from the ‘Model’ exhibition in A4’s Reading Room. On the left, two counter facing screens are mounted a support beam, with Tony Yanick’s video ‘Make America Great Again (and again…and again)’ visible on one of them.
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