{"id":2297,"date":"2024-10-08T15:08:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T13:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/?page_id=2297"},"modified":"2024-11-08T12:05:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T10:05:45","slug":"24-ezona-njokweni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/24-ezona-njokweni\/","title":{"rendered":"24 Ezona Njokweni"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2297\" data-postid=\"2297\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2297 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div   data-css_id=\"tb_vnbz326\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row fullcover fullwidth_row_container tb_vnbz326 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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row-slider-arrow row-slider-next\">&rsaquo;<\/a>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/.row-bgs -->\n\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tf_abs tf_hide tb_row_frame tb_row_frame_bottom in_front\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tf_box tf_w tf_rel\"   data-basecol=\"2\" data-col_tablet=\"column4-2\" data-col_tablet_landscape=\"column4-2\" data-col_mobile=\"column-full\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 first tb_gnqq326 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_hjeg896 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textc\">\n    <span  class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n\tIsingqala soMzili    <\/span>\n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n\tEzona Njokweni    <\/span>\n\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 last tb_i6zu327 tf_box\">\n\t    \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_rdif833\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row tb_rdif833 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_ko6z834 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_4akv834 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\/2024\/10\/ezona.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2372\" title=\"24 Ezona Njokweni\" alt=\"24 Ezona Njokweni\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezona.jpg 335w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezona-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_hxdy834 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_imqm835   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h4><strong><b>Isingqala soMzili<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_sxr7835  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>by Ezona Njokweni<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Isingqala soMzili\u2019<\/i>, which translates to the lump of a widow and talks about a lump in a throat but in a metaphoric manner. The scientific term for the word is <i>Globus Sensation<\/i>. This body of work investigates and reimagines the SS Mendi widows by interpreting the lives of the black women during and in the post-apartheid era in South Africa to understand and trace the positionality of \u2018widows\u2019 in South Africa. This exhibition embodies the concept of widowhood because it is a universally shared experience<i>.<\/i> The politics of widowhood and mourning bring forward the thought of the radical transformation of marginalised individuals as they seek permanency. I use permanency as a space of reclaiming and restoration to consider the agency of black women to this day that\u00a0is still omitted in historical archives. Could there have been widowhood friendships? Did they meet and congregate in prayer? What were their aspirations? Where would they be now? These questions serve as a radical point\/progressive departure of their independence and agency. I am reclaiming their personhood, which is a step forward from the conscription of widowhood by restoring and finding their voices. Their under-representation is frozen in time, masked by misogyny and patriarchal waiting. There are historical gaps such as biographies, documentation, narratives, friendships, hustling, and radical forms of knowledge.<\/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_bmd4554\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row tb_bmd4554 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_pmnc554 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_pbni554 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=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezo5.jpg\" data-rel=\"tb_pbni554\" class=\"themify_lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezo5-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2478\" title=\"24 Ezona Njokweni\" alt=\"24 Ezona Njokweni\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezo5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezo5-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezo5.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\t\t<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t<a data-title=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ezo14.jpg\" data-rel=\"tb_pbni554\" class=\"themify_lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ezo14-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2581\" title=\"24 Ezona Njokweni\" alt=\"24 Ezona Njokweni\"><\/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\t\t<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t<a data-title=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ezo9.jpg\" data-rel=\"tb_pbni554\" class=\"themify_lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ezo9-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2573\" title=\"24 Ezona Njokweni\" alt=\"24 Ezona Njokweni\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ezo9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ezo9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ezo9.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\t\t<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t<a data-title=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezo4.jpg\" data-rel=\"tb_pbni554\" class=\"themify_lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezo4-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2477\" title=\"24 Ezona Njokweni\" alt=\"24 Ezona Njokweni\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezo4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezo4-768x509.jpg 768w, 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class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ap5o803   \" 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 -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isingqala soMziliEzona Njokweni Isingqala soMzili by Ezona Njokweni \u2018Isingqala soMzili\u2019, which translates to the lump of a widow and talks about a lump in a throat but in a metaphoric manner. The scientific term for the word is Globus Sensation. This body of work investigates and reimagines the SS Mendi widows by interpreting the lives [&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-2297","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":"<h1>Isingqala soMzili<br\/>Ezona Njokweni<\/h1>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezona.jpg\" title=\"24 Ezona Njokweni\" alt=\"24 Ezona Njokweni\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezona.jpg 335w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ezona-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>\n<h4><strong><b>Isingqala soMzili<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>by Ezona Njokweni<\/p> <p><i>\u2018Isingqala soMzili\u2019<\/i>, which translates to the lump of a widow and talks about a lump in a throat but in a metaphoric manner. The scientific term for the word is <i>Globus Sensation<\/i>. This body of work investigates and reimagines the SS Mendi widows by interpreting the lives of the black women during and in the post-apartheid era in South Africa to understand and trace the positionality of \u2018widows\u2019 in South Africa. This exhibition embodies the concept of widowhood because it is a universally shared experience<i>.<\/i> The politics of widowhood and mourning bring forward the thought of the radical transformation of marginalised individuals as they seek permanency. I use permanency as a space of reclaiming and restoration to consider the agency of black women to this day that\u00a0is still omitted in historical archives. Could there have been widowhood friendships? Did they meet and congregate in prayer? What were their aspirations? Where would they be now? These questions serve as a radical point\/progressive departure of their independence and agency. I am reclaiming their personhood, which is a step forward from the conscription of widowhood by restoring and finding their voices. Their under-representation is frozen in time, masked by misogyny and patriarchal waiting. There are historical gaps such as biographies, documentation, narratives, friendships, hustling, and radical forms of knowledge.<\/p>\n[gallery ids=\"2478,2581,2573,2477,2574,2475,2474,2570,2571,2572,2569,2579,2575,2476,2576,2578,2580,2577\"]\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\/2297","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=2297"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582,"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2297\/revisions\/2582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}