Homage Through Clay

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JCAF Knowledge Talks

Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation (JCAF)

10 episodes

5 days ago

JCAF Knowledge Talks is a series of one-on-one conversations led by art-critic Ashraf Jamal. Recorded in JCAF’s Reading Room, in each episode we learn about a different discipline with an expert in the field. The conversations range from astrophysics and sustainable food practices, to AI, art and architecture. Through these talks, we explore how keeping a closer relationship between art and science can expand the way we see the world. jcaf.org.za instagram.com/foundation_jcaf/

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Homage Through Clay

JCAF Knowledge Talks

38 minutes 43 seconds

1 year ago

Homage Through Clay

Reflecting on the influence other women had on her early artistic development, Zizipho Poswa shares her trajectory in relation to the cultural and historical context of the Eastern Cape. She explores the symbolism of ceramics as vessels, relating them to motherhood and traditional Xhosa customs. Zizipho also discusses the creative process behind her recent bodies of work and explores the relationship between spirituality and her artistic practice.

Mentioned in this episode: Imiso ceramics
Practice of ‘lobola’
Zizipho Poswa – iLobola (2021)
Zizipho Poswa – uBuhle boKhokho (Beauty of Our Ancestors) (2022)
Zizipho Poswa – iiNtsika zeSizwe (The Pillars of the Nation) (2023–2024) Zizipho Poswa – ‘uNa’kaMzingisi’ (Mzingisi’s Mother) (2024) shown in the Ecospheres exhibition at JCAF.
African textile tradition
J.D. Okhai Ojeikere
Center for Contemporary Ceramics at California State University
Andile Dyalvane

To know more about Zizipho’s work follow her on Instagram

Music for the JCAF Knowledge Talks podcast was commissioned by JCAF.
‘INGWENYA’, performed by the Afrikan Freedom Principle, led by Mandla Mlangeni, © MM Publishing.

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