The Brussels exhibition has opened a vital window for South African artists — particularly those emerging with raw, unpolished brilliance — to step into an international arena where their voices can be heard alongside more seasoned names. It is a rare moment where the echoes of the South resonate in a European setting, reminding audiences that contemporary African art is not monolithic but layered, vibrant, and profoundly human.

By including established figures such as Pitika Ntuli and Pat alongside younger artists, the exhibition has created a dialogue of continuity: wisdom and history in conversation with daring experimentation and new perspectives. For many of the emerging artists, Brussels represents their first real footprint abroad, expanding their portfolios and giving them the kind of visibility that is often inaccessible without projects of this nature.

What excites me most is the way audiences are responding — not only to the artworks themselves but to the sense of South Africa as a place of inexhaustible creativity. It is both a celebration of what has been achieved and a promise of what is still to come.