Mncedi Madolo
Ibhayi lam, 2025
Mixed media collage on canvas
115 x 85 cm
framed 120 x 89 x 6 cm
framed 120 x 89 x 6 cm
Further images
ibhayi lam (my comforter/blanket): ibhayi is used as a waist wrap. Newly wedds wear them, New mothers use them to carry their children on their backs, traditional healers use them...
ibhayi lam (my comforter/blanket): ibhayi is used as a waist wrap. Newly wedds wear them, New mothers use them to carry their children on their backs, traditional healers use them as capes over their shoulders.amaBhayi (plural) depending on their colour and prints, signal specif traits about the person wearing it. They are a form of communication and are a means of connecting people with commonalities in their immediate surroundings.
This piece can be seen as my bhayi, my self portrait or a glimpse into my inner workings
This piece can be seen as my bhayi, my self portrait or a glimpse into my inner workings
Exhibitions
2025 RMB Latitudes Art Fair, Candice Berman Gallery, Johannesburg, South AfricaJoin our mailing list
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