They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To

This photo depicts Sophie, a recurring alter ego of the artist herself in Mary Sibande's work. This character appears in the garb of a domestic worker, as a critique of the relationship of this role to the black female body in South Africa. In this picture she is captured in a pose which is at the same time powerful, statuesque and docile, performing the stereotypically 'feminine' task of sewing - in this case a Superman Outfit,