{"id":1466,"date":"2021-11-19T03:06:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T01:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/21-sivan-erlendsson-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T03:47:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T01:47:38","slug":"fatsani-keay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/fatsani-keay\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Fatsani Keay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1466\" data-postid=\"1466\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1466 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div   data-css_id=\"tb_d7zk881\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row repeat tb_d7zk881 tb_first clearfix\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"tf_hide row-slider tb_slider\" data-bgmode=\"fullcover\" data-sliderspeed=\"2000\">\n\t        <ul class=\"tf_abs row-slider-slides clearfix\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t<li data-bg=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Fatsani_header-1-1024x438.jpg\" class=\"normal\">\n\t\t\t    <a class=\"row-slider-dot\" data-index=\"0\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-bg=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Fatsani_header-2-1024x438.jpg\" class=\"normal\">\n\t\t\t    <a class=\"row-slider-dot\" data-index=\"1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n\t        <div class=\"row-slider-nav\">\n\t    \t<a class=\"tf_abs row-slider-arrow row-slider-prev\">&lsaquo;<\/a>\n\t    \t<a class=\"tf_abs row-slider-arrow row-slider-next\">&rsaquo;<\/a>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/.row-bgs -->\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tf_box tf_w tf_rel\" >\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_75u7882 tf_box\" >\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t        <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_kgip883 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h3 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textc\">\n    <span  class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n\tNgwazi    <\/span>\n    <span class=\"sub-head tb_hide_divider  tf_block tf_rel\">\n\tFatsani Keay    <\/span>\n\n    <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div   data-css_id=\"tb_poee881\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row tb_poee881 clearfix\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-none tf_box tf_w tf_rel\" >\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col2-1 first tb_6b0r884 tf_box\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_iyqj884 drop-shadow circle  image-center tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Fatsani.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1473\" title=\"Fatsani\" alt=\"Fatsani\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Fatsani.jpg 335w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Fatsani-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col2-1 last tb_8nup885 tf_box\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module plain text -->\n<div data-lazy=\"1\"  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_s6hy165 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\" >\n\tNgwazi    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7efq885  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>by Fatsani Kaey<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The human body is central to how we understand facets of identity, and specifically gender in this case. Social and cultural conditioning is the driving force behind the so-called \u2018normality\u2019 we are led to believe in. Within the realm of social construction is the pressure of having to conform to these roles, which has a negative effect on the way it makes one feel inside. We are conditioned to profile people, sometimes making false or biased assumptions. Stereotypes assigned to gender tend to impose an image that is fixed, and to conform with social conventions (or rebel against them) people often alter their bodies, hair, and clothing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The body prints explore these competing concepts of identity. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ngwazi <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the name given to Malawi&#8217;s former president Hastings Kamuzu Banda, the first president to lead the country into independence. Banda was regarded as a hero and a leader that young men should aspire to. The word has become embedded in Malawian culture, concealed in misogyny, sexism, and exploitation. Many sacred cultural ceremonies (like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gule wamkulu<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) have been taken out of context and used for publicity like a marketing tool. Historically, the masked dancers are regarded as a medium between the spirit world and the living. Throughout our history, these stories have shifted to suit the current environment &#8211; from spirits to teachers, and in turn to entertainment. Typically portrayed in the male form, taking up the space as a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ngwazi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. My position is to challenge this notion with a female embodiment of how these social and cultural contracts resonate with me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br \/><br \/><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-css_id=\"tb_c7ds881\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row tb_c7ds881 clearfix\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tf_box tf_w tf_rel\" >\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_ro6p886 tf_box\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module gallery -->\n<div  class=\"module gallery module-gallery tb_qm6z886 layout-grid  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"module-gallery-grid gallery-columns-4 tf_clear\">\n\t\t\t<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t<a data-title=\"\" 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alt=\"Fatsani-6758\"><\/a>\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n\t\t<\/dl>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module gallery -->\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div   data-css_id=\"tb_q3v1881\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row tb_q3v1881 clearfix\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tf_box tf_w tf_rel\" >\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_3ays886 tf_box\" >\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eop5887   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/#art\"><strong>RETURN TO EXHIBITIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t   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Social and cultural conditioning is the driving force behind the so-called \u2018normality\u2019 we are led to believe in. Within the realm of social construction is the pressure of having to conform [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1466","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<h3>Ngwazi<br\/>Fatsani Keay<\/h3>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Fatsani.jpg\" title=\"Fatsani\" alt=\"Fatsani\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Fatsani.jpg 335w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Fatsani-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>\nNgwazi\n<p>by Fatsani Kaey<\/p> <p>The human body is central to how we understand facets of identity, and specifically gender in this case. Social and cultural conditioning is the driving force behind the so-called \u2018normality\u2019 we are led to believe in. Within the realm of social construction is the pressure of having to conform to these roles, which has a negative effect on the way it makes one feel inside. We are conditioned to profile people, sometimes making false or biased assumptions. Stereotypes assigned to gender tend to impose an image that is fixed, and to conform with social conventions (or rebel against them) people often alter their bodies, hair, and clothing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> <p>The body prints explore these competing concepts of identity. <i>Ngwazi <\/i>is the name given to Malawi's former president Hastings Kamuzu Banda, the first president to lead the country into independence. Banda was regarded as a hero and a leader that young men should aspire to. The word has become embedded in Malawian culture, concealed in misogyny, sexism, and exploitation. Many sacred cultural ceremonies (like <i>gule wamkulu<\/i>) have been taken out of context and used for publicity like a marketing tool. Historically, the masked dancers are regarded as a medium between the spirit world and the living. Throughout our history, these stories have shifted to suit the current environment - from spirits to teachers, and in turn to entertainment. Typically portrayed in the male form, taking up the space as a <i>Ngwazi<\/i>. My position is to challenge this notion with a female embodiment of how these social and cultural contracts resonate with me.\u00a0<\/p> <p><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n[gallery ids=\"1476,1475,1474,1480,1477,1478,1479\"]\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/#art\"><strong>RETURN TO EXHIBITIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1466"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1554,"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1466\/revisions\/1554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}