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#uMakoti/Bride

"iLobola also raises ...

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Jun 14

#uMakoti/Bride

"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. The 12 sculptures in iLobola reach up to two metres high – her biggest yet – each emblazoned with a pair of massive #bronze #horns that pierce the air. Their voluminous bases take the form of huge conical teardrops, undulating gourds or giant barrels that invite anthropomorphic associations."

Text and image: @southerguildgallery

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

#iMVULAMLOMO/Brandy offering 🥃

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Jun 4

#iMVULAMLOMO/Brandy offering 🥃

“There’s a lot that we don’t know. As much as I grew up in the rural areas, when I think about our customs… and admittedly some exclude women… there’s many things that I don’t know,” she says. “Obviously ilobola is paid for the bride. But I needed to know the full story, like why that is? And why cows?” - @zizipo_poswa for @dailymaverick.

📷 @southernguildgallery

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

#iMVULAMLOMO/Brandy offering

"I knew...

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Jun 2

#iMVULAMLOMO/Brandy offering

"I knew I wanted to tell a story about ilobola. Because I was #clueless, I needed to know how the whole process works, especially because this is something that would be a part of my life; if I’m not the one for whom lobola will be paid, then it will be for my daughter, or if I have a son he is the one that will pay #lobola. So, somewhere, somehow, I will be involved. It’s part of who I am, it’s my #culture," @zizipo_poswa for @dailymaverick.

📷 @southernguildgallery

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

#uDuli/Traditional Wedding Ceremony.

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May 30

#uDuli/Traditional Wedding Ceremony.

"Taking four months to complete @zizipo_poswa created 12 large-scale #sculptures, each representing a role within the #Lobola ceremony. Reaching up to 2 metres in height the undulating gourd-like sculptures are made from hand-coiled #clay and topped with majestic #bronze #horns symbolising the cow." @atelier55design

📷 @southernguildgallery

#imisoceramics #zizipoposwa #glazedstoneware #oneoff #ceramicart

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

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May 20

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

#iMVULAMLOMO

"iLobola also raises ...

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May 18

#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

#iMVULAMLOMO

"The large-scale, ...

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May 17

#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

#iMVULAMLOMO (Brandy offering)

"This...

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May 16

#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

#uTATAZALA (Father-in-law)

“During the ...

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May 10

#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

#FIRE

"Working with clay is like a ...

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May 5

#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

#JOINED

"iLobola pays homage to the...

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May 4

#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

#PRIDE

"iLobola is ceramic artist ...

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May 3

#PRIDE

"iLobola is ceramic artist @zizipo_poswa‘s debut solo exhibition. The show includes 12 iconic sculptures made from hand-coiled clay combined with cast bronze for the first time. The artist’s work is gaining significant international attention with a recent acquisition by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, two years after the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) bought a pair of sculptures."

Text and image: @southerguildgallery

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

#COILED

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Apr 20

#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

#TEXTURE

Umthwalo I

"This ...

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Apr 19

#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

#UMTHWALO IV

"We’d collect this ...

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Apr 16

#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

#HORIZONS

#Umthwalo II

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Apr 13

#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

#JOURNEY

#Umthwalo VII

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Apr 12

#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

#BECOME

"Ukukhula I and #Ukukhula II...

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Apr 4

#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

#CROWN

"Magodi - Abongile is the ...

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Apr 1

#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

#HAIR

"#Magodi - Zenande is part of ...

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Mar 30

#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

#GROWTH

"Ukukhula II is inspired by ...

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Mar 27

#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

#UMTHWALO II

One in a series by ...

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Mar 25

#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

#MONOCHROME

Umthwalo VI is the sixth ...

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Mar 23

#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

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

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Mar 21

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

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

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Mar 12

@andiledyalvane will be speaking while his work is on view in @metmuseum's #Afrofuturist period room this Sunday, Mar 13.

We invite you to step into the imagined home of a descendant of Seneca Village, a free #blackcommunity in 19th-century #NewYorkCity.

#Linkinbio to reserve your spot.

Andile will be speaking alongside @fabiolajeanlouis , Rena Anakwe and Tourmaline.

🕐:
Sun - Tue & Thi: 10am - 5pm
Fri and Sat: 10am - 9pm
Closed: Wed

🎟:
#Museum admission: FREE
General admission:
$25 adults
$17 seniors 65 and over
$12 students

📷 Robert Lugo, Queen Abolition, 2021. Digital Illustraiton
🚧 #metropolitanmuseumofart

#metafrofuturist #metinteriors #themet #andiledyalvane #imisoceramics #clay #exhibition #popup

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