Sy is so boos sy kan slange vang approx 170 x 134 cm 2018 Cotton thread and rubber
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*one of the pieces I decided to ‘rework’ in 2018
*one of the early pieces where i still hand-stitched the rubber background to form a canvas.
*photographs of my works courtesy of Kleinjan Groenewald
*On exhibition at 99 Loop gallery until 27 October 2018
opening night at 99 Loop gallery, Cape Town with visitors and friends..(.installation view.)
The concept of the ‘worry doll’ also known as ‘trouble dolls’, served as inspiration of these works.
Blonde ambition aka red right hand – worry doll 87 x 23 cm fabric, found objects, cotton thread, synthetic hair and rubber 2018
Blonde ambition detail
Blonde ambition detail 1
The worry dolls originated in Guatemala and Mexico, and refers to a Mayan princess named Ixucane. The princess received a small gift from the sun god which would allow her to solve any problem a human could worry about.
Raison d’ etre – worry doll 44 x 21 x 37 cm 2018 fabric, found objects, cotton thread and rubber
raison d’ etre detail 1
Raison d’ etre detail
In modern times these worry dolls are given to broody and sorrowful children so that they can tell these dolls about their sorrow, fears and worries. Then hide the dolls under their pillows during the night. The next morning all sorrows are said to have been taken away by the worry/trouble dolls.
Pushing up the daisies – worry doll 68 x 25 x 21 cm fabric, found items, cotton thread and rubber 2018
Pushing up the daisies detail 1
Pushing up the daisies detail
if only it were that easy, right?!
Who cares – worry doll 60 x 47 x fabric, found objects, cotton thread and rubber 2018
Fly by night – worry doll 76 x 37 x 16 cm fabric, found objects, cotton thread and rubber 2018
installation view at 99 Loop gallery
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Her dark side 141 x 95 cm cotton thread, batting and rubber 2018
Her dark side detail 1
“Jung believed that the shadow is the seat of creativity. And it makes perfect sense that if creativity entails a certain freedom from our customary constraints in thought and feeling then giving ourselves the license to create also involves granting ourselves the privilege to inwardly explore and outwardly express the darker side of our latent tendencies and impulses.”
Quote of the day – source unknown
Her dark side detail
Her dark side detail 2
*private collection
*photographs of my work by Kleinjan Groenewald
(k)not of snakes 215 x 108 cm cotton thread and rubber 2018
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Currently showing at 99 Loop gallery as part of my solo exhibition “Minutes to Midnight”. Until 27 October 2018
Installation view
Dear Mother City, (aka Cape Town)
I visited you earlier in October, and I must say it was an experience I wouldn’t forget.
The energy in mid-city is quite contagious and at the same time exhausting, and the traffic intense. As a small-town girl, I think I could not handle it for more than a week, but I suppose one can get used to it.
She always wanted to be a bad girl 92 x 64 cm cotton thread and rubber 2018
Your inhabitants were very supportive, kind, generous and made me feel welcome.
I even spotted this guy in one of your museums and he laughed his ass of at me for feeling so overwhelmed:
Taxidermy Hyena at the Iziko Museum – Cape Town
And I almost lost my head to a hippo…
Luckily my friend made me a concoction of some Bach-flower remedies for the nerves.
Bach remedies
and I channeled some horse-power with a Mary Sibande sculpture:
Moi with a Mary Sibande sculpture at the Iziko Art Museum
I did not see and experience half as much as I wanted to, but I did have a blast at the opening night of my solo exhibition Minutes to Midnight at 99 Loop gallery!
A big thank you to everyone who came to the opening night, and those who couldn’t make it to the opening, the exhibition runs until the 27th of October, so please feel free to pop in.
Her dark side 141 x 95 cm cotton thread, batting and rubber 2018 (private collection)
P.S ever wondered why Cape Town is known as the Mother City? Well, if you follow this link there’s 6 reasons why.
