gadzi
In this new work, nora chipaumire draws on the legends, stones and soil of her native country, Zimbabwe. The artist shares, ‘gadzi (shortened from gadziguru) is the oldest female being and a creative force tied to the legends of Shona people. She is connected to sacred places in our country: domboramwari, Great Zimbabwe, Matopos and… Continue reading gadzi
Dambudzo
Dambudzo is a bold, anti-genre collapse of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. In Shona, dambudzo means “trouble,” and it is also the name of Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who, along with other radical African thinkers, inspires nora’s exploration of the relationship between knowledge and language shaped under colonial rule. A glorious celebration of radical African presences, Dambudzo shatters...
acontinua – an obituary, a manual for a life lived chasing LIFE
This work was - is provoked by a refusal to participate in “retrospective“ activities. now - nowness - live - liveness - as the only possible options have led me to this preoccupation — as all our experiences become muscle; breath, footfall, backbend — and knowledge is shared through proximity to other bodies. the word acontinua - is a celebration of Andre Lepecki‘s continued work with liberatory choreographies as...