The public art project Weights and Measures, conceived by conceptual artist and social activist Bradley McCallum, examines international justice through portraits. Large-scale oil paintings of defendants, photographs of legal practitioners and audio installations of witnesses and victims are presented in the travelling exhibition, which challenges us to think critically about the legacy of international tribunals, the issues facing the International Criminal Court, and the voices of victims in seeking justice.

This exhibition presents a proposition: can portraiture effectively open a space to discuss the underlying issues central to genocide, atrocity crimes and human rights abuses – and contribute to restorative justice efforts?

Location: Number Four
Dates: 1 to 30 April 2017
Times: 9am to 5pm daily
Fee: Free with admission to the precinct

This photo essay by photographer Clint Strydom explores the haunting spaces of the historic Number Four prison. Using a Hasselblad camera, Strydom creatively narrates the untold stories of the hidden shadows of those who were incarcerated in Number Four. By photographing the uninhabited spaces and empty isolation cells, he captures the soul of the prison through their evocative presence still hovering in the thick, musty air.

The exhibition features high-quality images that can only be captured through a Hasselblad lens.

Location: Number Four
Dates: 11 May to 12 June 2017
Times: 9am to 5pm daily
Fee: Free with admission to the precinct

Ubulungiswa/justice collaboration is an art project initiated in early 2015. Over three months, a group of artists and performers workshopped ideas, songs, masks, characters, costumes and, finally, the story that would become the narrative of the film. The focus and interest of the performance artists were on mob justice and acts of community retribution in South Africa, where civil society takes the law into its own hands.

This collaborative artwork was created in response to the removal of the Cecil John Rhodes statue at the University of Cape Town and the #RhodesMustFall and Open Stellenbosch campaigns, combined with the renewed eruption of xenophobic attacks and proliferation of racially fueled discourse in South Africa. The work is a collaboration between 22 artists from different disciplines, including research, performance, costume design, music, sound, film, photography, design and installation.

Location: Old Fort ramparts
Dates: 4 May to 31 July 2017
Times: 9am to 5pm daily
Fee: Free with admission to the precinct