Woodstock, Cape Town: a space filled with stories that are often erased. Some memories have come to matter more than others but more importantly, it remains a space brimming with hope for those still lucky enough to call it home. Here, Zimbabwean siblings Rudo, 10, and Kupa, 12, invite us in for an afternoon of dress-up as they frolic in front of the murals of the Cape Colony that are painted across a park wall. This act of unapologetic Black joy pierces through Woodstock’s complex history.

This area is significant in that it remained multiracial during the Apartheid era despite the National Party’s aim to segregate the country based on racial categories. It was once a melting pot of cultures that existed within its own little universe. Now though Woodstock has been a victim of gentrification that has seen the displacement of working-class residents as trendy bars and pricy apartments move in.

Despite this, these siblings offer up a vivid scene as the love, innocence and optimism that they embody eminates between them. The pair have created a dreamscape in a setting that our generational trauma stems from, despite the chaos that they experience every day. Our aim is to create an alternate world where the two can exist, fully, as themselves, and just be kids.