Footsack Empire 2 2019
Footsack Empire 2 2019 Found Plastic-weave bags 97 x 185 cm
Voetsek is an Afrikaans word meaning ‘get lost’ or ‘go away’. The anglicised version of this is ‘footsack’.
image by Janelle Low
Rifugiato Mappa del Mondo (China-centric) 2019
Rifugiato Mappa del Mondo (China-centric)1 2019 Map of the world loosely based on infographics showing areas according to immigration and emigration statistics. Areas and routes with increased emigration are more worn than the destination countries, constructed out of new and found plastic-weave bags. This work was stitched together by Sibongile Tete, a Zimbabwean currently living in South Africa.
183 x 380 cm
Kuzvuva Dumbu 2019
Kuzvuva Dumbu 2019 Found plastic-weave bags and wire frame 38 x 230 x 100 cm
Cross the River in a Crowd (installation) 2019
Cross the River in a Crowd (installation view) 2019
Mai MaBag 2019
Mai MaBag 2019 Found plastic-weave bags, black serpentine, custom-made fabric 240 x 122 x 110 cm
Mai MaBag (back view 1) 2019
Mai MaBag (back view 2) 2019
Mai MaBag (detail) 2019
Mai MaBag (detail) 2019
Cross the River in a Crowd (black) 2019
Cross the River in a Crowd and the Crocodile Won’t Eat You (black) 2019 Found plastic-weave bags and wire frames approx. 20 x 390 x 20 cm
Cross the River in a Crowd (blue) 2019
Cross the River in a Crowd and the Crocodile Won’t Eat You (blue) 2019 Found plastic-weave bags and wire frames approx. 20 x 390 x 20 cm
Footsack Empire 2019
Footsack Empire 2019 Found Plastic-weave bags 97 x 185 cm
The Oppressor as a Child (installation view)
Cross the River in a Crowd (installation view) 2019
Bamba Zonke 2016
Bamba Zonke 2016 Found plastic-weave bag, custom-made tartan fabric 65 x 70 cm
The Zulu phrase ‘bamba zonke’ means ‘take / grab everything’
