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Bomma V, ‘Izambatho’ Series

Mbali Dhlamini2015

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The artist’s drawings are based on actual garments worn by women. “Bomma is a term used within the AIC [African Independent Churches] to refer to women as mothers, motherly figures, role models, but mostly as spiritual figures,” she explains. “In choosing to entitle these images “bomma” I invite the viewer to engage with images as more than depictions of garments” she explains.”

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  • Title: Bomma V, ‘Izambatho’ Series
  • Creator: Mbali Dhlamini
  • Date Created: 2015
  • Subject Keywords: 89plus Johannesburg workshop 2015, Colour, Garments, Spirituality, Indigenous knowledge, African Independent Churches, Decolonization
  • Type: Painting
  • Publisher: 89plus
  • Original Source: Design Indaba
  • External Link: artist website
  • Medium: Canvas, Charcoal and pastel
  • Place of Birth: Soweto, South Africa
  • Date of Birth: 1990
  • Artist Name: Mbali Dhlamini
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