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South African-born artist & filmmaker 🇿🇦
Exploring conflict, legacy, and resistance
#TheCasspirProject #TheMiG21Project
📍 Los Angeles

This has been a blast so far. Join us June 20 to s

This has been a blast so far. Join us June 20 to see the full project at The Art Parade 2026: The Two Bicycles of Sipho Dlamini 🇿🇦❤️

🔸 Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 6pm PT @ @lacma
🔸 Presented by LACMA in collaboration with jeffreydeitch
🔸 @metrolosangeles - The D (Purple) Line now brings you directly to LACMA at the Wilshire/Fairfax station.

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Thank you @esmoaorg for hosting last week’s Artist

Thank you @esmoaorg for hosting last week’s Artist Talk & Film Screening of The Resistance Project.

What began in 2014 has grown into dozens of murals and installations across the globe, transforming a symbol of violence into one of hope and resilience. The journey continues—and the full short film is now available on YouTube ➡️ Link in bio.

#afrika47 #ralphziman #theresistanceproject #weaponsofmassproduction #warresistersinternational

New short film now live on YouTube: The Resistance

New short film now live on YouTube: The Resistance Project.

Nearly 100 years after War Resisters International adopted the symbol of a rifle broken in half by human hands, I reimagined it as an AK-47—transforming an icon of violence into a statement of resistance.

This film explores the origins and evolution of The Resistance Project, a cornerstone of my Weapons of Mass Production Trilogy.

Watch now. Link in bio ➡️ YouTube

#TheResistanceProject #afrika47 #ralphziman #weaponsofmassproduction #warresistersinternational

24 DAYS till @lacma @jeffreydeitchgallery THE ART

24 DAYS till @lacma @jeffreydeitchgallery THE ART PARADE! 🔴🔶🟦♦️🟢🟨🔷🟪▫️🟥🟡🟧▪️
Can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on. Any guesses?
📍Join us June 20, 2026, at 6 pm at @lacma
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#lacmaartparade #afrika47 #ralphziman #jeffreydeitch #lacma

Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation

Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation at the opening of @esmoaorg’s Experience 69: “PEACE”. Grateful to @bernhardzuenkeler for placing my work alongside Peter Badge’s portrait of Desmond Tutu and for curating an exhibition that reminds us how necessary these conversations still are.

Exhibition on view through Sept. 12, 2026

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“Over The Rainbow” - The Resistance Project Inkje

“Over The Rainbow” - The Resistance Project
Inkjet Print on Moab Entrada Paper, Hand Embellished with Glass Beads, Edition of 12 | 29”x 54”

Honored to be showcasing this work as part of Experience 69: PEACE at @esmoaorg — an exhibition exploring peace not as an ideal, but as an ongoing act of courage, dialogue, and transformation. Grateful to be in conversation with powerful voices from around the world and here in Southern California.

🔸Opening Reception: March 14, 2026 | 5-8 pm
🔸Exhibition Dates: March 14 - Sept. 12, 2026

#Ralphziman #afrika47 #TheResistanceProject #contemporaryart #southafricanartist

One of the greatest highlights of sharing #TheMiG2

One of the greatest highlights of sharing #TheMiG21Project in Seattle has been hearing directly from you. The conversations, reflections, and personal responses continue to shape the life of this project.

With nearly one month remaining at @themuseumofflight, don’t miss the chance to experience the full exhibition with friends and family before it leaves Seattle.

#ralphziman #afrika47 #southafricanbeadwork #mig21

Thank you @euronewsculture for the video and artic

Thank you @euronewsculture for the video and article featuring the Weapons of Mass Production trilogy 🔶 🔹🔶🔹🔶 To read the full article, head to Euronews.com

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