{"id":80465,"date":"2025-08-20T14:29:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T12:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=80465"},"modified":"2025-08-20T16:44:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:44:54","slug":"cosmic-echoes-poignant-arts-exhibition-celebrates-three-spheres-of-science-heritage-and-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/cosmic-echoes-poignant-arts-exhibition-celebrates-three-spheres-of-science-heritage-and-the-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosmic Echoes: poignant arts exhibition celebrates three spheres of science, heritage and the arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"80465\" class=\"elementor elementor-80465\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3995dfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3995dfb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ba633f5\" data-id=\"7ba633f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e97f85b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e97f85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; color: #666666;\">Science, heritage and the arts have come together in a unique arts exhibition to pay homage to women of strength on\u00a0 Women\u2019s Day, celebrated annually on 9 August.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; color: #666666;\">The <i>Cosmic Echoes: Shared Sky Indigenous Art Exhibition<\/i>, a powerful collaboration between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarao.ac.za\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)<\/span><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skao.int\/en\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO)<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csiro.au\/en\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CSIRO<\/span><\/a>, Australia\u2019s national science agency and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wajarri.com.au\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wajarri Yamaji Aboriginal Corporation<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sol Plaatje University (SPU)<\/span><\/a>, brought together women to discuss how the three spheres of art, heritage and the sciences could be forged together to prosper women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">The women&#8217;s day event, hosted by SARAO, the SKAO and SPU, showcased the collaborative celebration of indigenous people and their wisdom of the southern night skies. It\u00a0honoured the contributions of women in science and art, especially indigenous women who merge traditional knowledge with modern inquiry, enriching culture, science, education and policy. Hosted at SPU, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; color: #666666;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666;\">befittingly, the event offered a rare glimpse into the life of legendary story-teller and preserver of language, Ouma Katrina Esau.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Ouma Katrina\u00a0 is widely seen as a living embodiment of the enduring power of women\u2019s wisdom to shape and preserve communities. Her contribution in protecting the <\/span><span style=\"color: #666666;\">\u01c2<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Khomani San\u00a0N\/uu language and saving it from the brink of\u00a0 extinction was commended.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; color: #666666;\">Described by SPU Acting Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Debra Meyer, as a \u201cwoman of substance and a phenomenal woman who remains anchored to her culture while embracing technology and education to preserve her people\u2019s language\u201d, Ouma Katrina\u2019s life reflects both the loss caused by colonisation and apartheid and the courage to fight back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; color: #666666;\">Born and raised in the Northern Cape, Ouma Katrina teaches N|uu from her home, ensuring that this vital part of South Africa\u2019s earliest linguistic and cultural heritage is not lost. \u201cIt is only fitting that the first and only university in the Northern Cape honours a living legend from the Northern Cape,\u201d said Prof. Meyer, adding that Ouma Katrina \u201cepitomises the exhibition\u2019s ethos and serves as a living link to remembering where we\u2019ve come from to ensure a better future going forward.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; color: #666666;\">A vibrant panel discussion with the theme of <i>Cosmic voices \u2013 Women shaping STEM,<\/i>\u00a0also emphasised the massive inroads which women have made in science and technology, the arts and linguistics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; color: #666666;\">Panellists included Pontsho Maruping, Managing Director of SARAO; Bertha Lesego Kgatitswe, Sociology Lecturer at SPU; and artist, curator and Heritage Practitioner, Sylvia Vollenhoven.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; color: #666666;\">Hosted in the Northern Cape, home to many of the South African artists featured, the exhibition embodies \u201ccreativity at the intersection of modern science and ancient wisdom\u201d, said Prof. Meyer. She noted that the exhibition\u2019s goals align with the University\u2019s mission of social justice, recognising indigenous cultures and elders as keepers of knowledge, storytellers, custodians of language, and teachers of technique.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; color: #666666;\">During the panel discussion, Maruping highlighted the fact that women often take up positions in male dominated industries, of which astronomy is one. She emphasised that despite often challenging, the rewards are greater. \u201cOften, women enter jobs which are very male dominated, and the belief is that you need to act like a man to be able to succeed. But the truth is that as women, we need to stay true to ourselves. We must anchor ourselves within these spaces,\u201d said Maruping.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; color: #666666;\">SKA-Mid Telescope Director, Dr. Lindsay Magnus in his contribution stated that, \u201cin recognising women\u2019s wisdom and their role as custodians of culture, we also celebrate the voices that will inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and storytellers to follow in the footsteps of great women like Ouma Katrina\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; color: #666666;\">When asked what advice she would give to young women, Maruping added that \u201cWomen are generally very hesitant to enter male dominated spaces. 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