"That in itself is how the art space has remained so white in South Africa, because it's made to alienate a new wave of gallery goers and art lovers. Especially people of colour. People of colour are like, 'What is this shit? I'm not going to read 19 or whatever pages. I want to look at something that speaks to me and something I can feel without any bullshit.'"Her desire to draw attention to issues of race, class, sex and gender in South Africa underpins the entire Lust Politics show, featuring oil and paint canvases with names such as: They suck you dry, beware and Pink dick: sometimes I reluctantly reflect of all the times I've allowed my pussy to be colonised. They'll suck you dry, beware has a special place in Laura's heart: "It's my favourite work in the whole show." Its original title was Krotoa, named after the Khoi tribeswoman who served as a translator between her tribe and the Dutch colonists in the late 1600s.**Read more: The Woman Making Art out of the FBI's Surveillance of Her **Black Panther Father
"They'll suck you dry, beware" (2016) © Lady Skollie, courtesy of Tyburn Gallery
"#SorryNotSorry" © Lady Skollie, courtesy of the artist
The work #SorryNotSorry, a letter mimicking the apology of South African musician Simiso Zwane after he was imprisoned in Tasmania for sexual assault, deals with the victim blaming that survivors face when they come forward to report their attack. "There's no accountability for rape. People would rather not have an awkward moment at the club or have their friend roofied by someone that they know because, 'How can we share a bottle of Moet if not?'"
"Passion Gap: a selfportrait of the artist wrestling with her daddy issues; reaching misguidedly for the validation of men" (2016) © Lady Skollie, courtesy of Tyburn Gallery
"Lust Politics" installation view at Tyburn Gallery, London. Photo by Lewis Ronald, courtesy Lady Skollie and the gallery.
"Lust Politics" installation view at Tyburn Gallery, London. Photo by Lewis Ronald, courtesy Lady Skollie and the gallery.