{"id":2049,"date":"2023-10-27T16:33:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T14:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/?page_id=2049"},"modified":"2023-11-09T15:54:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T13:54:11","slug":"23-zen-mbanxa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/23-zen-mbanxa\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Zen Mbanxa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2049\" data-postid=\"2049\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2049 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div   data-css_id=\"tb_e099857\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row fullcover fullwidth_row_container tb_e099857 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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tb_0xwb741 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_9ljg741   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h4><strong><b>The Witness<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_v85t741  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>by Zena Mbanxa<\/p>\n<p>I knew one night that societal expectations of how to act or behave had corrupted my subconscious when I caught myself being embarrassed by how I was dancing whilst alone in my room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This realisation sparked the thought, \u201cWhy am I embarrassed to be dancing carelessly, when there is no one here to see me do it?\u201d These thoughts on how I had internalised a sense of omniscient dystopian surveillance led to my creation of <i>The Witness<\/i>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>Someone is watching you!\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>This is the central theme behind my installation. <i>The Witness<\/i> comments on the idea of an ever-present watcher in one\u2019s life, whether that be an outside force in the form of surveillance cameras, being captured in the background of a stranger\u2019s photo, or an internal projection of societal judgement that manifests itself in more unique subconscious ways, such as self-policing or self-surveillance.<\/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_ro98502\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row tb_ro98502 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_l01w502 tf_box\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- 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module_row -->\n\t<div   data-css_id=\"tb_6cwe845\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row tb_6cwe845 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_6brk846 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_gzmd846   \" 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    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content 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src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/title_zena.png\" title=\"title_zena\" alt=\"title_zena\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/title_zena.png 524w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/title_zena-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\/zena.jpg\" title=\"zena\" alt=\"zena\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/zena.jpg 335w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/zena-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>\n<h4><strong><b>The Witness<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>by Zena Mbanxa<\/p> <p>I knew one night that societal expectations of how to act or behave had corrupted my subconscious when I caught myself being embarrassed by how I was dancing whilst alone in my room.\u00a0<\/p> <p>This realisation sparked the thought, \u201cWhy am I embarrassed to be dancing carelessly, when there is no one here to see me do it?\u201d These thoughts on how I had internalised a sense of omniscient dystopian surveillance led to my creation of <i>The Witness<\/i>.\u00a0<\/p> <p><i>Someone is watching you!\u00a0<\/i><\/p> <p>This is the central theme behind my installation. <i>The Witness<\/i> comments on the idea of an ever-present watcher in one\u2019s life, whether that be an outside force in the form of surveillance cameras, being captured in the background of a stranger\u2019s photo, or an internal projection of societal judgement that manifests itself in more unique subconscious ways, such as self-policing or self-surveillance.<\/p>\n[gallery ids=\"2167,2168,2160,2161,2162,2163,2164,2165,2166\"]\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/#art\"><strong>RETURN TO 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