Lucelle Pillay

Cover Image. Finalist Banner (2026) About my Entry POPTXT Re-conceptualised The POPTXT exhibition (2017) [1] fulfilled the requisite for my Masters exhibition and investigated the phenomenon of text messaging as a postmodern human sign and symbol of computer mediated communication. The research streams of socio-linguistic theory, semiotics, philosophy and the psychology of identity converged into the conceptual expression of text messaging in contemporary visual art. Inspired by Andrew...

Lucelle Pillay, Research Map (2025) Abstract: This study analyses ethnoracial identity formation from the perspective of the self (the artist) and the collective (artists, historians, curators, academics), applying a qualitative mixed methodology within this practice-led visual art research. The enquiry into ‘Indian’ South African identity is both complex and perplexing. A dialogical approach to both theory and art practice provides intellectual and intuitive responses about ethnic identity...

Cover Image. Lucelle at Reverse Futures (2026). Composite image About JCAF There are very few art events that would tempt me to venture outside on a weekend and brave July's icy winter spell. However, I couldn't resist the Johannesburg Contemporary Art Foundation's latest exhibition. Launched in 2020, JCAF celebrates their sixth year in the service of bringing art research and museum-quality exhibitions to the local community. This NGO is focused on conducting academic research and presenting...