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Christie van Zyl, affectionately known as FossilSoul, is a published written and spoken word poet, social entrepreneur, wellness consultant and sangoma (traditional healer). Her work as an artivist has seen her write in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity expression, as well as broader topics covering intersectional & multiple identity.
During 2018 she was featured alongside emerging artists in the exhibitions ‘The Devil Loves When We Loathe Ourselves’, a commentary on the system benefiting from our internal states of self-hate, which opened at 99 Loop Gallery in August 2018, curated by painter Rory Emmet. As well Buhlebezwe Siwani’s exhibition ‘Qab’Imbola’, which featured a video titled ‘Amahubo’ with a backtrack of FossilSoul reciting a poem titled ‘Sizokhungwa Ngani?’, commenting on land, religion and spirituality in the African context, this exhibition opened in October 2018 at the WhatIfTheWorld gallery in Cape Town. 

FossilSoul’s work has been published on several online platforms, as well as an anthology titled ‘Walking the Tightrope: An African LGBTI Anthology’ and most recently in the “Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness” book; speaking on reclaiming identity; published by Aperture and released in October 2018. FossilSoul is currently working towards publishing an anthology to celebrate ten years as a poet.

Her latest involvement has been in the ‘Ikhono Lase Natali – Cape town Edition’ which exhibited 25 interpretations of Zanele Muholi’s ‘Somnyama Ngonyama’ Photographic project. This exhibition was housed at the A4 Arts Foundation where Christie has MC’d, recrutited artist, facilitated round talks and assisted with logistical planning.

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