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ROM the outside it’s an ordinary four-room house in Tembisa. But step inside and you’re surrounded by art. The house is a haven for local artists and creatives, the brainchild of “MK”, as he is known by all.

He and his two brothers inherited the house from his mother, who was an Umkhonto weSizwe operative in the days when Tembisa was torn apart by bloodshed.

Now on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday nights you’ll find people chatting, music in the background — sometimes a band performs — while others enjoy a game of chess in the yard.

In the seven years that 4ROOM has been a gathering point for creatives, it has become a legend — not that it