Time out for art film beckons
By CityLife Arts Writer
Film art is underrepresented on the visual art exhibition scsne in South Africa. Rght? Well, if you feel that way, you then need to consider attending one event that will make you feel relieved this month – Animation screening with Diek Grobler – Silence (a collection of slow and contemplative films) at the Association of Arts Pretroa on Feberary 27, 2026. You will need R100 to book your seatT(tickets are payable in cash at the door) and booking is essential (a maximum of 60 people can be accommodated) and you need to RSVP before 25 February 2026.
Click here to RSVP via email or phone Nandi on 012 346 3100 | 083 288 5117
Venue
Association of Arts Pretoria, 173 Mackie Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
About Diek Grobler
Grobler is a multi-disciplinary artist with a career spanning 38 years. Starting out as a sculptor in the late eighties Grobler’s creative output included performance art, painting in various media, and scraperboard drawing. Over the last decade his creative focus has shifted largely to animated film: His films for children received awards at international festivals like KROK in Russia (2009), Hiroshima (2018), Tindirindis in Lithuania (2009) and Teheran (2009).
His personal work has focused on animated poetry-film and in 2014 and 2016 he conceptualised and produced a poetry-film project called Filmverse; a series of 24 short animation films by 24 artists, inspired by Afrikaans poetry. Diek Grobler holds a PhD in Art from the University of South Africa, and is an independent researcher on Poetry-film, experimental animation processes and pin-screen animation. He also works as a MA degree supervisor at the Open Window University, Zambia.
Diek Grobler is a multi-disciplinary artist with a career spanning 38 years. Starting out as a sculptor in the late eighties Grobler’s creative output included performance art, painting in various media, and scraperboard drawing. Over the last decade his creative focus has shifted largely to animated film: His films for children received awards at international festivals like KROK in Russia (2009), Hiroshima (2018), Tindirindis in Lithuania (2009) and Teheran (2009). His personal work has focused on animated poetry-film and in 2014 and 2016 he conceptualised and produced a poetry-film project called Filmverse; a series of 24 short animation films by 24 artists, inspired by Afrikaans poetry. Diek Grobler holds a PhD in Art from the University of South Africa, and is an independent researcher on Poetry-film, experimental animation processes and pin-screen animation. He also works as a MA degree supervisor at the Open Window University, Zambia.
