Water holds memory, movement, and meaning. It is a source of life, ritual, conflict, and celebration. In Durban, water surrounds and sustains us—culturally, historically, environmentally—but it also reminds us of our vulnerabilities.

Imisinga, meaning currents, speaks to both the visible and invisible forces that shape our lives. It reflects the pull of history, the surge of change, and the fluidity of identity.

This year’s Members’ Award theme invites artists to engage with water in its many forms and contradictions. As we navigate rising seas, floods, pollution, and strained infrastructure, we also witness water’s resilience—its power to renew, connect, and transform.

From literal depictions of ocean tides and rainstorms, to symbolic interpretations of flow, survival, resistance, and adaptation, this exhibition gathers diverse responses to the currents that run through our city, our communities, and ourselves.

Let these works speak to the stillness and the storm, the source and the surge—the shared story of water and what it carries forward.