The second billboard for November 2020 on the Braamfontein Shunting Yard, M1 Freeway facing traffic travelling North, Johannesburg, was occupied by the artwork of Sindiso Nyoni (R!OT).
Nyoni’s work primarily consists of a pencil, ink, pastels, gauche, acrylic and digital media fusion, to create a subversive ‘street’ style. His work has been published locally; exhibited at International Biennial Poster Exhibitions, New York, London, Berlin, Madrid, Teneriffe, Zagreb, The Vitra Design Museum, The Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, and The Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City.
Sindiso Nyoni, also known as R!OT, is a self developed Graphic artist, contemporary illustrator, activist, street-artist, and multidisciplinary graphic designer. Nyoni holds a BTech degree in Graphic Design from the University of Johannesburg and has worked as an illustrator and art director in the South African advertising sector.
Curator | Bronwyn Lace
Production Manager | Shruthi Nair
Cinematography and Editing | Noah Cohen
Cinematography Intern | Bukhosibakhe Kelvin Khoza
Photographer | Zivanai Matangi
Sound Designer & Engineer | Zain Vally
Assistance & Transportation | Boss Lekhoaba