In Conversation · Entry Three · A Response

Manelisi Nene

Artist · Durban, South Africa

In response to the question

"How has being from South Africa shaped the ways in which you think about your practice and experience the creative world?"

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Slide one — featuring Manelisi Nene, artist based in Durban, South Africa, with the question on how being from South Africa has shaped his practice

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Slide two, 'Reach Beyond Hesitation' — on personal stories being connected to larger social and historical realities, and growing up creating in the rural areas

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Slide three, 'Black Boy Never Kiss the Sky' — on the stories beneath the surface within Black communities and themes of memory, responsibility, and identity

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Slide four, 'Indoda Ife Ithwele Umnqwazi' — on the South African creative space as diverse and alive, where art can hold history and challenge narratives

Words and artworks courtesy of Manelisi Nene.

Originally shared on @woven.garnet ↗

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