A must see, the upcoming art exhibition titled "To Embrace the Shadow is the Journey of the Sun and the Soul" curated by Ruzy Rusike. The exhibition focuses on the impact of humanity on the environment and the need to reconnect with nature. 

The artists curated for the exhibition explore themes such as poverty, racial injustice, and climate justice through their work. The exhibition aims to challenge our understanding of sustainability and encourage us to return to a reciprocal relationship with nature.

The exhibition "To Embrace the Shadow is the Journey of the Sun and the Soul" curated by Ruzy Rusike aims to explore humanity's relationship with nature and the environment. 

The exhibition includes works by artists who reflect on the concepts of life, death, and rebirth, and the impact of poverty, racial injustice, and climate change on our world.

According to the curator, the exhibition seeks to address our distance from the environment, which has never been greater, and our imbalanced relationship with the natural world. 

The exhibition highlights the need to recapture our origins when we were embedded in a reciprocal relationship with nature, as indigenous knowledge systems and traditional healers still understand.

The exhibition also reflects on the Anthropocene, a geological epoch that encapsulates the commencement of tangible human impact on Earth's ecosystems, and the environmental crisis of our time. 

The curator emphasises the connectedness of humanity with nature, and the importance of acknowledging that no single individual is complete without another.

The philosophy of Ubuntu, found in the Bantu languages of East, Central and Southern Africa, transcends individualism, and emphasises communal living and moral behaviour. 

This philosophy is integral to our understanding of the interconnectedness of reality and spirit, and the need to integrate what is seen and known with what is unseen and unknown.

The exhibition's artists respond to the intimacy of what it means to create an environment for human life and generational well-being, eliminating the ego, which puts us at the centre of the ecosystem. 

The exhibition acknowledges that the core issues at play sit beyond our reach, deep within our unconscious minds, and the need to acknowledge that our land is dying.

These are the participating artists;

Akilah Watts is a Barbadian artist who aims to depict a black Barbadian experience through her work, which focuses on her own experiences and more general Caribbean experiences. 

Bercia Roos repurposes junk and scrap from various sources to explore rebirth and connections to the past. 

Francois Knoetze's Cape Mongo follows the stories of six characters made from the city's discarded waste as they revisit the locations associated with their material existence. 

Mbali Tshabalala's work interrogates misconceptions and superstitions surrounding mental health in black societies. 

Nindya Bucktowar explores relationships between bodies and physical or imaginative space, often using ceramics to examine monumental moments in nature. 

Nyakallo Maleke's drawings manifest across media, techniques, and disciplines and often combine traditional drawing media with unconventional materials such as wax paper. 

Pardon Mapondera's work revolves around the infinite possibilities of manipulating mediums to build images, often featuring prominent circular visual elements. 

Shalom Kufakwatenzi's installation, inspired by a sunflower, explores the difficulty of coming out as a queer person in a conservative or religious environment. 

Takudzwa Guzha's work tells the tale of a migrant worker from Nyasaland, promised a wife if he worked for a Zezuru man for five years, whose spirit now claims what belonged to him. 

Regi Bardavid's abstract paintings are inspired by the act of play, allowing her to release the self of all obligations and constrictions of upbringing.

In summary, the exhibition seeks to explore the relationship between humanity and nature, the impact of poverty, racial injustice, and climate change, and the need to embrace our interconnectedness and communal living. 

The exhibition's themes are relevant to contemporary Johannesburg, which faces environmental challenges such as water scarcity, air pollution, and deforestation. 

The exhibition's call to action invites viewers to embrace the shadow and acknowledge that the consciousness of our being demands courage, determination, and choice.