Imvo Zabantsundu / The Native Opinion - Ayanda Mabulu (paper works and paintings)

The title of the exhibition, 'Imvo Zabantsundu' / 'The Native Opinion', is the namesake of the first black South African newspaper published in King William’s Town. It provides an accurate starting point for Mabulu’s outspoken work that aims to create a dialogue around South Africa’s current political and social climate within the frame of post-colonial discourse. More specifically the work employs symbolism and political references that speak of the creation of identity through language, racism, poverty, religion, abuse and the corruption of power.

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