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Imiso Ceramics is a high-end brand of contemporary, hand-crafted ceramic art, specialising in collectable once-off pieces by award-winning ceramist team Andile Dyalvane and Zizipho Poswa.

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Have you been to see @zizipo_poswa's exciting...

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Have you been to see @zizipo_poswa's exciting collaboration with Mpho Vackier of @theurbanative and Candice Lawrence of @moderngesture at @sanlamprivatewealth yet? In #Joburg at @designjoburg at the Sandton Convention Centre until 21 May - more details in bio👌🏾

#craftsmanship #collaboration #SanlamPrivateWealth #DesignJoburg22

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#iMVULAMLOMO

"iLobola also raises ...

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#iMVULAMLOMO

"iLobola also raises questions that it disempowers and objectifies women, but Poswa unapologetically overrides this perception, choosing to celebrate both strength and sensuality in her work."

Text and image: @southernguildgallery

#iLobola #imisoceramics #architecturaldigest #ziziphoposwa #glazed #stoneware #bronze

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#iMVULAMLOMO

"The large-scale, ...

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#iMVULAMLOMO

"The large-scale, hand-built creations show more narrative possibility for Poswa, who infuses them with references to her Xhosa culture. The iLobola series, in this case, features bronze horns that symbolize cows, once paid as a dowry to unite two families through marriage." @archdigest

📷 @southernguildgallery

#iLobola #imisoceramics #architecturaldigest #ziziphoposwa #glazed #stoneware #bronze

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#iMVULAMLOMO (Brandy offering)

"This...

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#iMVULAMLOMO (Brandy offering)

"This groundbreaking series straddles #figuration and #abstraction, employing an intuitive vocabulary of #shape, #colour and #texture. @zizipo_poswa's artistic practice explores many aspects of black #female identity in South Africa" @visi_mag

📷 @southernguildgallery

#iLobola #imisoceramics #ziziphoposwa #glazed #stoneware #bronze

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#uTATAZALA (Father-in-law)

“During the ...

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May 10

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#uTATAZALA (Father-in-law)

“During the negotiation process, the families really get to know each other. They talk about what bonds the couple together and even identify potential pitfalls to the marriage. When the couple faces problems down the line, they have this safety net to turn to. I think it’s a really beautiful structure that brings stability,” @zizipo_poswa

📷 @southernguildgallery

#imisoceramics #iLobola #ceramicseries #africanceramics #zizipoposwa

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#FIRE

"Working with clay is like a ...

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#FIRE

"Working with clay is like a dance, it will follow if you lead it. But once it goes in the #kiln, anything can happen. It’s like a grown-up child: you have to let go." - @zizipo_poswa

📷 @southernguildgallery 🙏🏾

#iLobola #uMamazala #ceramicart #series #imisoceramics #ziziphoposwa #glazedstoneware #bronze

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#JOINED

"iLobola pays homage to the...

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#JOINED

"iLobola pays homage to the spiritual offering at the heart of the ancient #African #custom of #lobola, or bride-wealth: the cow. Whereas traditionally the groom’s family would gift a certain number of cows to the bride’s family after a process of negotiation between the two parties, in more recent times the animals are often replaced by a monetary payment – leading the #practice to be viewed as more commercial in nature. But this obscures the primary purpose of lobola, says @zizipo_poswa – that of 'ukwakhiwa kobuhlobo', the building of relations between the two families."

Text and image: @southerguildgallery

#ziziphoposwa #imisoceramics #glazedstoneware #bronze #oneoff #africanceramics #ceramicart

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#PRIDE

"iLobola is ceramic artist ...

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#COILED

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#COILED

"@zizipo_poswa's 'Magodi' series celebrates the majesty and #heritage of traditional African #hairstyles. These monumental ceramic sculptures retain the imposing sensuality of the artist’s previous work, rendered with increased technical complexity to convey the intricacy of woven, braided and threaded #hair. Each of the works in this new #Magodi series is given a traditional #Xhosa name in homage to actual women who have been influential in the artist’s life." - @1stdibs

📸 @southernguildgallery

#ziziphoposwa #imisoceramics
#glazed #blackclay #southernafrica

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#TEXTURE

Umthwalo I

"This ...

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Apr 19

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#TEXTURE

Umthwalo I

"This totemic ceramic sculpture is an ode to the endurance and strength of #Xhosa women in both #traditional societies, where they carry many domestic responsibilities, and in modern, urban settings, where many women must juggle roles as caretakers and breadwinners often for multiple generations. "Umthwalo I" also has personal significance for the artist, as it pays homage to her own journey as a Xhosa #woman carrying various responsibilities for her family and community and wearing different hats"

Text and image by @southernguildgallery

#ziziphoposwa #imiso ceramics #walford #whiteclay #ceramicart

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#UMTHWALO IV

"We’d collect this ...

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#UMTHWALO IV

"We’d collect this water by balancing a bucket on our head, a practice called umthwalo. So these totemic ceramic pieces are an ode to the load carried by Xhosa women – both physically and metaphorically. I have fond memories of carrying different types of vessels, and the inkathas we would create to protect the head and support the vessels. The pieces are inspired by these elements: the head, inkatha, and vessel." - @zizipo_poswa for @pinupmagazine

📸 @southernguildgallery

#ziziphoposwa #imisoceramics #walford #whiteclay #africanartist #ceramicart

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#HORIZONS

#Umthwalo II

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#HORIZONS

#Umthwalo II

"Although notionally abstract, @zizipo_poswa's three debut pieces, titled #Umthwalo (load), directly evoked the labours of #rural women, in particular the bearing of loads on their heads. ‘It was a time to reflect and revisit #childhood memories,’ she says of a visit to the Eastern Cape which reminded her of the ‘strength and resilience of rural #Xhosa #women." - @wallpapermag

📸: @southernguildgallery

#ziziphoposwa #imisoceramics #art #ceramics #stonewareclay

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#JOURNEY

#Umthwalo VII

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#JOURNEY

#Umthwalo VII

"@zizipo_poswa's collection, 'Umthwalo', pays homage to #Xhosa women and umthwalo, the practice of carrying heavy items on the head" - @businessofhome

📸: @southernguildgallery

#ziziphoposwa #imisoceramics #ceramicart #metallic #stonewareclay

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#BECOME

"Ukukhula I and #Ukukhula II...

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#BECOME

"Ukukhula I and #Ukukhula II are indicative of an artist who has come into her own. Their monumental verticality conveys the sense of a #growth spurt – “ukukhula” means growth in #isiXhosa."

Text + Imagery: @southernguildgallery

#zizipoposwa #oneoff #imisoceramics #ceramicart #africanartist

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#CROWN

"Magodi - Abongile is the ...

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#CROWN

"Magodi - Abongile is the second work in a series of monumental ceramic #sculptures in which @zizipo_poswa pays homage to traditional #African #hairstyles. The voluptuous form and exuberant colours of this imposting piece speaks to the artist's technical virtuosity and pure enjoyment of her craft" - @southernguildgallery

#imisoceramics #zizipoposwa #magodi #stonewareclay #oneoff

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#HAIR

"#Magodi - Zenande is part of ...

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#HAIR

"#Magodi - Zenande is part of a series of ceramic sculptures by @zizipo_poswa inspired by traditional African hairstyles (referred to as “magodi”). Each of these monumental pieces is given a traditional Xhosa female name in homage to actual women who have been influential in the artist’s life. They retain the imposing sensuality of the artist’s previous work, rendered with increased technical complexity to convey the intricacy of woven, braided and threaded hair." - @1stdibs

📸 @southernguildgallery

#oneoff #zizipoposwa #stoneware #heritage #ceramicart

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#GROWTH

"Ukukhula II is inspired by ...

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#GROWTH

"Ukukhula II is inspired by the @zizipo_poswa's personal and creative journey as a ceramicist making her foray into collectable design ("ukukhula" means #growth in isiXhosa). Using her heightened sense of colour, expressive textures and abstracted shapes, these twin sculptures both summon and thwart our attention, alluding to the successes and struggles the artist has encountered along the way. Likewise, they play with the duality of masculine and feminine, aggression and protection – an apt and moving distillation of Zizipho’s experience as a Xhosa woman connected to her traditional heritage while staking her claim as a contemporary artist" - @southernguildgallery

#ziziphoposwa #oneoff #glazed #stoneware #clay #imisoceramics #ceramicart

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#UMTHWALO II

One in a series by ...

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#UMTHWALO II

One in a series by @zizipo_poswa that's dedicated to the practice of umthwalo, where women in rural areas tirelessly carry heavy loads of wood, water or other kinds of parcels, on foot, for distances at a time 💪🏾

Imagery by @southernguildgallery.

#unique #ziziphoposwa #whiteclay #walford #ceramicart #africanartist #load #ceramicseries

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#MONOCHROME

Umthwalo VI is the sixth ...

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#MONOCHROME

Umthwalo VI is the sixth work in @zizipo_poswa's tribute series to the practice of #Umthwalo (load), in which rural women carry heavy bundles of wood, buckets of water or parcels on their heads, often walking long distances on foot.

📸 @southernguildgallery

#ziziphoposwa #oneoff #glazed #stoneware #clay #imisoceramics #ceramicart

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#CAMAGU
We appreciate our tools, our water, ...

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Mar 21

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#CAMAGU
We appreciate our tools, our water, our air, our clay. Which allows us to honour our #heritage through our work.

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@andiledyalvane will be speaking while his work is...

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To forging your own way. ...

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#Ithongo/AncestralDreamscape

“Symbolic ...

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#Ithongo/AncestralDreamscape

“Symbolic pathways of remembering carry resounding messages often latent in one’s spiritual blueprint. These messages pertain to ancestral guides or energies requiring action, #manifesting forms of what is viewed by some as phenomena gifted to one’s lineage in current physical form to resolve, present and relay
or express with great humility those voices that still yearn to be heard and acknowledged. These #symbols are a language that live in the land of dreams, often shared during #family gatherings or healing consultations, or actualised through understanding as part of #initiation within healer tutorage.” @andiledyalvane

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#oneoff #terracottaclay #imisoceramics #ceramicart #andiledyalvane

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#Ngobozana/Little Basket

“Ngobozana, ...

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#Ngobozana/Little Basket

“Ngobozana, directly translated, means “little basket” yet descriptively understood by villages to be shaped like a little basket turned upside-down. Its content of human beings, interestingly enough, were moved from a different hillside to the village’s current location 50 or so years ago to make way for colonial pine plantations. I still visit the grave of my grandfather in a place known to a previous generation as home. My arrival, formative years and upbringing ground me in #Ngobozana, where my father’s kraal and resting place is. My memories resonate from various perspectives of this particular village and my place and part in its heritage.” @andiledyalvane

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#terracotta #ceramics #ceramicart

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#Ubuhlanti/Kraal

“A common sight in the...

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