An exhibition by East London artist Zingisa Nkosinkulu will be featuring in the National Art Festival held annually in Grahamstown.
This body of work reflects a personal preoccupation with boundaries within the society of Mdantsane.
The electric power lines have been explored as a metaphor for psychological boundaries; those who have and those who have no electricity are the major subjects.
Nkosinkulu incorporates new technique of mixing cement with wood glue and burn the canvas with a blow torch to create textured surfaces. Torn pieces of maps of Mdantsane are being collaged and various strings have been burnt on top of waxed surfaces.
These processes are complimented with oils and form a body of work that is worth seeing.
This body of work reflects a personal preoccupation with boundaries within the society of Mdantsane.
The electric power lines have been explored as a metaphor for psychological boundaries; those who have and those who have no electricity are the major subjects.
Nkosinkulu incorporates new technique of mixing cement with wood glue and burn the canvas with a blow torch to create textured surfaces. Torn pieces of maps of Mdantsane are being collaged and various strings have been burnt on top of waxed surfaces.
These processes are complimented with oils and form a body of work that is worth seeing.
