Zana Masombuka is on a mission to create art that bridges old and new Africa, inspired by her Ndebele roots.
is showcased in much of Masombuka's work, from initiation bead rings and beaded towels that signify the transition into womanhood, to aprons, neck rings and golden rings worn around the neck and legs to signify marriage, manhood, widowhood and other stages in life. Masombuka says this"announces who you are, so that people know ... the respect they need to give you, given the position you hold in the society.
Masombuka's art is powered through collaboration, working with photographers, videographers and other creatives to bring her ideas to light. Her latest work,"Umseme Uyakhuluma: A Celestial Conversation," is a collaboration with a team of all African women creatives, which she says started over Zoom in March 2020.
The team created an experimental, multi-disciplinary project which made its physical debut as a sound installation and photo exhibition in London in October 2021. Now based in Johannesburg, the conceptual artist says she will continue drawing on her culture to create conversations, be it Ndebele culture or otherwise."It helps us position ourselves in the world," Masombuka said,"and also make sense of what's around us."
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