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Exhibition byiQhiyacollective of 11 black women creatives

Exhibition byiQhiyacollective of 11 black women creatives

Date: 2017-07-28

A collective of young black women, whose bodies of work have collided to make a topical and riveting exhibition, simply entitlediQhiya, opens at the KZNSA on 26 July.

iQhiya is essentially, a network of 11 young black women living and working in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Botswana delving in the realms of performance art, installation, video art, photography and other media. At the core of the group are shared personal and professional experiences that help shape each individual artist through various projects and exhibitions.

iQhiya features work by Cape Town-based artists Bonolo Kavula, Matlhogonolo Charity Kelapile, Bronwyn Katz, Matlhogonolo Pinky Mayeng, Thulile Gamedze, Lungiswa Gqunta, Asemahle Ntlonti, Thandiwe Msebenzi, Sethembile Msezane, Sisipho Ngodwana and Buhlebezwe Siwani. The artists have used a variety of media: digital, print and sculpture.

Their joint statement explains: "Our works speak individually and collectively, about voids, tensions and histories; lingering between the materiality of everyday existence, and the imaginative, fantastical futures where one might be free. We have been working profoundly in our personal capacities, with each artwork speaking volumes individually and powerfully as a collective: probing and creating debates surrounding why, we as black women, do we only become relevant as a collective voice."

"We are iQhiya which is the support structure we wish we always had in learning spaces, the centres we always wished we could occupy, and the people we wished we could share lunch times with. We give you iQhiya!"

There will also be a KZNSA LAB TALK on Thursday 27 July at 06.00pm with the seven exhibiting artists:Qhiya would like to invite women creatives to participate in this seminar at KZNSA gallery. The seminar seeks to create a space of sharing, discussion and reflection, which advocates the engagement for women and their professional practice. Through the creation of this space of visibility the seminar hopes to contribute to the empowerment of women voices, as well as to promote interdisciplinary networks between women. The Seminar will take the form of a fish bowl discussion and everyone will be free to contribute.RSVP is essential for the LAB TALK, phone 031277 1705 or emailgallery@kznsagallery.co.za

For more info visitwww.kznsa.co.zaor contact the gallery on 031 - 277 1705.