With her earliest work, Penny Siopis established herself as one of the most prominent and challenging visual artists in and beyond South Africa. It traces Siopis's development from her famous early cake paintings to the history paintings, the installations, video work and her exuberant experiments with ink and glue. Edited by Gerrit Olivier, this collection of essays and interviews by contextualises her major contribution to the visual arts by considering her work through various prisms. In an extensive interview with Gerrit Olivier, Siopis comments on how her abiding engagement with social concerns has always been combined with an interest in form and process. This book will be an invaluable source to those interested in the trajectory and development of Siopis's artistic career. With contributions from leading art and cultural commentators, the book provides invaluable insight as to her position as one of the leading South African artists of the 21st century.