'Keep The Lights On' brings awareness to socio-economic (in)accessibility in the City of Cape Town. Each roof structure represents a different socio-economic typology. In ‘low and low-to-medium income communities’ 95% of people are public transport users leaving home before sunrise and getting home after sunset. Public lighting in some of these areas is so bad that it makes it dangerous for residents to move around. - Mary-Anne Gontsana, GroundUp (2019) This installation brings to our attention the apartheid spatial planning still in effect today, and talks back to the persistence of economic apartheid.

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Qondiswa James’s practice aims to contribute to the liberation project. She has written, staged and directed performance and theatre works including A Faint Patch of Light (nominated for Best New Director, Fleur du Cap Awards 2019) and A Howl in Makhanda (shortlisted for the 2018 CASA award). She has also appeared in a number of award-winning, internationally screened films. Themba Stewart currently works as the production manager for Magnet Theatre, but has been immersed in all aspects of theatre making and management since graduating with Honours in Theatre Making. He has been production and technical manager and has directed numerous plays such as Imperfect Draft (Amsterdam) and his debut authored play Red Aloes.

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