In conversation with Joburg-based artists Teresa Kutala Firmino and Blessing Ngobeni at Victoria Yards

Victoria Yards (VY) is fast becoming one of the most compelling urban complexes in South Africa. Joburg’s new redevelopment project is where artists have come to work, exhibit, learn and build a creative community together. Blessing Ngobeni was the first to take up a studio here in late 2016 and together with his partner, fellow artist Teresa Kutala Firmino, they have watched VY evolve as emerging artists have followed them into this calm and leafy environment. “Once I moved into my own studio, I was very happy. Most studios in Joburg are in skyscrapers. Here it doesn’t really feel like you are in the city at all. You feel a sense of peace,” says Kutala Firmino.

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