Faith XLVII

(South Africa, 1979)

Faith XLVII is a multidisciplinary artist. Beginning her artistic journey in the streets of South Africa in 1997 under the moniker Faith47, she quickly gained international recognition for her evocative graffiti. Over the years, her work has expanded beyond public spaces, from iconic murals to sculpture, video installations, tapestries, and drawings. Her artistic language is an exploration of the spaces where spirit, nature, activism and the ritual intersect, often combined with a sense of reverence for the mysteries that lie beneath the surface.

Her artwork Seven reflects on the relationship of life and chance. Faith points towards the impact of the unknown, and how our daily reality connects to synchronicities that affect our trajectory. This artwork was created as part of the ORIGINS: Family & Legacy exhibition at STRAAT, featuring Faith, her son Keya Tama and his father Tyler B. Murphy.