“So much of what we’ve been trying to do in our research, and largely with John Nankin’s help, is make connections. It’s entirely an oral history until we can find the paper or photograph that holds that history in some way, but again, what does the object represent of that moment?”
– Kathryn Smith

Kathryn Smith and Roger van Wyk reflect on researching and curating Dada South? Experimentation, Radicalism and Resistance (2009–2010) at a colloquium in Cape Town with invited practitioners held in anticipation of the show.