Brett Charles Seiler, b.1994, Zimbabwe. Works and lives in Cape Town South Africa. Graduated from The Ruth Prowse School of Art in 2015. Solo exhibitions include Macho Man, Tell It To My Heart, 2016 at AVA, Cape Town, and More Scared Of What Was In My Closet Than What Was Underneath My Bed, 2018 at CIRCA Gallery, Cape Town. Seiler has also been included in various group exhibitions including a performance piece with Luvuyo Nyawose titled Reading Homophobia, 2017, at A4 Foundation curated by Kemang Wa Lehulere and Zipho Dayile.

Seiler’s work takes the forms of painting and installations. The use of text and language is critical for Seiler work, often poetic, religious, and sediments like a confessional. Dealing with ideas of romantic gestures and sexual interactions, Seiler works dives into historical gay modes of communication and conduct. Bringing forward a collective memory of gay rights movements and focusing on the sexual oppression of gay men. This draws in feelings of longing, distance, and nostalgia.