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Selah is a word found in the Psalms which means “pause here and reflect.” It is also thought to be a conjunction linking two thoughts together in paradox.
The shop in Cape Town was founded in 2011 as a means to display both the artwork of Selah, a Cape Town-based street artist. It also aims to create a good environment for discussion about the process and reasons for the artwork.
Behind the work found on this website lies hope. By creating art in the public spaces of the poor in Africa, and through dialogue with the residents of these areas, we work to encourage their own creativity and to express their stories: their grief and their joy, their insecurities and celebrations…
To amplify the voice of the voiceless.