Two faceless and handless mannequins reach out to the Koran placed between them. They are dressed in kurtas - the traditional outfit that Muslims often pray in. The garments are made with a green camouflage print, which the creators say is supposed to depict jihad - an inner battle against ego and vanity.The installation is part of an exhibition by Muslim South African twins Hasan and Husain Essop, recipients of the 2014 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Art.The project, Unrest, is on exhibition at the Standard Bank Gallery in Johannesburg until June 20. The intention is to debunk stereotypes and provoke reflection about Islamophobia and xenophobia in South Africa."I've never stolen a packet of NikNaks in my life but sometimes I'm treated like I was part of 9/11," says Husain.A dozen photographs depict spaces Capetonians frequently walk past. Shadows appear without being attached to bodies. The landscapes are warped but people are not.The artists used spherical shooting, which utilises a special tripod that can turn 360 degrees. They combined about 400 photos into each blown-up photograph to capture moments.The brothers are the protagonists in all their photos. "It's a very personal way of shooting," says Husain. "We're using our bodies and our opinions." In one photo they pose as nine different characters - cut down from 100.One photo portrays locals attacking foreign owners of a grocery store. "These shops would be owned by our fathers and uncles," Husain says. "But their children have had access to higher education and so there was a gap which foreigners filled."Another photo depicts drug dealers outside a convenience store called Bismillah Cash and Carry. Bismillah means "in the name of God"."As twins we share a visual language," Husain says. Although they plan ahead they say the "magic happens on location".They teach to pay the bills and have been involved with an NGO, Lalela Project, in Cape Town, which aims to inspire children affected by extreme poverty. Both say financial investments are necessary for quality art.Recently, the artists took 100 visitors on an informative tour of their work. Twenty-five fourth- year fine arts students from Wits attended. Their professor, Karel Nel, says the brothers spoke "with intelligence, emotional intelligence and humanity"...