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		<title>Porky Hefer Brings Craft-Conscious Design to Southern Guild Gallery</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONSTERA DELICIOSA, VOLUME I, the first solo exhibition by Cape Town designer Porky Hefer, opens at Southern Guild Gallery on 20 November, with an old-school craft-consciousness that will appeal to a modern audience. Sponsored by Woodhead’s leather merchants, the monumental show will premier fantastical underwater animal-inspired hanging seating environments, transforming the double-volume gallery space into a magnificent faux waterscape. From a crocodile donning avocado leather, to a puffer fish woven with Kooboo Cane, these creatures will welcome gallery visitors on an intriguing journey of discovery. ‘My pieces get people to think about nature, and its fragility, and make them consider how to protect it,’ says Porky of the nest environments with which he has become synonymous. ‘They’re also about protecting local crafts so that these traditions don’t die out.’ The six pieces featured in Monstera Deliciosa, Volume I, have been created using unique local artisanal skills that include weaving, stitching and splicing. ‘No one is playing with these skills in this way,’ explains Porky. ‘People are latching on to technology, but this evolves so quickly that it’s hard to benefit from it, because by the time you master a technological aspect it’s already dead.’ He highlights the importance of reviving [...]]]></description>
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