The painful history of the Cape cannot be ignored – and this powerful installation encourages contemplation of the wounds of the past. The work’s title, ‘Soon it will be quiet’, comes from playwright Brett Bailey’s 21 Gables, in which the character, Sannie, says: “Ring your bell meneer, ring it loud for soon it will be quiet.” The artwork disrupts the narrative of the slave bell, which was historically used to dictate the movements of enslaved workers. Now, it aims to subvert an object that once held so much power by recreating it with a different presence.

Portuguese-South African artist Tiago Rodrigues lives and works between Cape Town and Glasgow, Scotland, primarily focusing on sculpture. He studied first at The Michaelis School of Art in Cape Town before moving to Glasgow School of Art where he completed his Master’s Degree in Fine Arts. He has exhibited his work throughout South Africa and abroad.