{"id":2041,"date":"2023-10-27T15:51:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T13:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/?page_id=2041"},"modified":"2023-11-09T18:16:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:16:12","slug":"23-yolo-mantiyane","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/23-yolo-mantiyane\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Yolo Mantiyane"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2041\" data-postid=\"2041\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2041 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div   data-css_id=\"tb_oyda607\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row fullcover fullwidth_row_container tb_oyda607 tb_first clearfix\">\n\t    <div class=\"tf_abs builder_row_cover\"><\/div>\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 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/yolo.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2047\" title=\"yolo\" alt=\"yolo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/yolo.jpg 335w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/yolo-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_xvnf493 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_kbsa494   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h4><strong><b>Ukusinda<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_cr3c494  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The intention of this body of work is to highlight the importance of the work that women do that often takes place subtly in the background, but is the foundation of the work that is required for the function of daily living and ceremonial events that take place. <i>Ukusinda, <\/i>refers to the cultural practice of smearing cow dung to create flooring. I place this labour, which is predominantly performed by women, as a thematic undercurrent but also a primary feature that is prominent within all the paintings. <i>Ukusinda<\/i> is a Nguni word that can also be defined as \u201cto survive\u201d and as \u201cheavy\u201d. This body of work celebrates how women\u2019s work has historically and contemporaneously lent itself to the notion of survival despite the heavy burdens accompanying these duties. The use of dung in my paintings mimics the technique used in the traditional flooring practice, in the circular repetition of movement by the hand as the fingers drag the dung on this surface throughout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The painted subjects of the animals, which were slaughtered by men, emerge through the layers. This treats the slaughtering of the animals as the focal point of the work as figurative subject, but integrates it with the abstracted tracery of <i>ukusinda <\/i>as each task informs one another. The paintings thus become a conversation of the two tasks: slaughtering, performed mostly by men, and<i> ukusinda<\/i>, performed by women. These two roles, while separate, speak to the gendered tasks expected within the Nguni community. It sets the scene through landscapes of slaughtered pigs on a washing line during <i>umcimbi <\/i>(ceremony) with the garden in the background<i>.\u00a0 <\/i>A carved image of <i>ubuhlanti <\/i>(kraal), a space occupied by men where slaughtering would occur and women would not be permitted to enter, and a space where dung would be found for <i>ukusinda <\/i>to be done. These works are not only a discussion about gender roles and performance, but an additional layered exploration of who occupies which space based on their gender. I have placed the stool in front of the door of our family rondavel, where I saw the women who have come before me <i>besinda (past tense of ukusinda). <\/i>It is with this stool (on which my now late grandfather sat on) that I reference the site in which I learnt the definition of<i> ukusinda.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/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_kev413\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row tb_kev413 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_m6a813 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_k4b713 layout-grid  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div 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data-rel=\"tb_k4b713\" class=\"themify_lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/yolo2-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2217\" title=\"yolo2\" alt=\"yolo2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/yolo2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/yolo2-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/yolo2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/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_ow9084\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row tb_ow9084 clearfix\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner 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The intention of this body of work is to highlight the importance of the work that women do that often takes place subtly in the background, but is the foundation of the work that is [&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-2041","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":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/title_yolo.png\" title=\"title_yolo\" alt=\"title_yolo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/title_yolo.png 524w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/title_yolo-300x102.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/yolo.jpg\" title=\"yolo\" alt=\"yolo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/yolo.jpg 335w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/yolo-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>\n<h4><strong><b>Ukusinda<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>by Yolo Mantiyane<\/p> <p><i>Ukusinda<\/i>, is an exhibition which explores the gender roles within Nguni communities between men and women. The intention of this body of work is to highlight the importance of the work that women do that often takes place subtly in the background, but is the foundation of the work that is required for the function of daily living and ceremonial events that take place. <i>Ukusinda, <\/i>refers to the cultural practice of smearing cow dung to create flooring. I place this labour, which is predominantly performed by women, as a thematic undercurrent but also a primary feature that is prominent within all the paintings. <i>Ukusinda<\/i> is a Nguni word that can also be defined as \u201cto survive\u201d and as \u201cheavy\u201d. This body of work celebrates how women\u2019s work has historically and contemporaneously lent itself to the notion of survival despite the heavy burdens accompanying these duties. The use of dung in my paintings mimics the technique used in the traditional flooring practice, in the circular repetition of movement by the hand as the fingers drag the dung on this surface throughout.\u00a0<\/p> <p>The painted subjects of the animals, which were slaughtered by men, emerge through the layers. This treats the slaughtering of the animals as the focal point of the work as figurative subject, but integrates it with the abstracted tracery of <i>ukusinda <\/i>as each task informs one another. The paintings thus become a conversation of the two tasks: slaughtering, performed mostly by men, and<i> ukusinda<\/i>, performed by women. These two roles, while separate, speak to the gendered tasks expected within the Nguni community. It sets the scene through landscapes of slaughtered pigs on a washing line during <i>umcimbi <\/i>(ceremony) with the garden in the background<i>.\u00a0 <\/i>A carved image of <i>ubuhlanti <\/i>(kraal), a space occupied by men where slaughtering would occur and women would not be permitted to enter, and a space where dung would be found for <i>ukusinda <\/i>to be done. These works are not only a discussion about gender roles and performance, but an additional layered exploration of who occupies which space based on their gender. I have placed the stool in front of the door of our family rondavel, where I saw the women who have come before me <i>besinda (past tense of ukusinda). <\/i>It is with this stool (on which my now late grandfather sat on) that I reference the site in which I learnt the definition of<i> ukusinda.<\/i><\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n[gallery ids=\"2223,2224,2225,2219,2218,2220,2221,2222,2226,2216,2217\"]\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\/2041","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=2041"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2228,"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2041\/revisions\/2228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}