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ART & CULTURE

nothing else.

For showings, classes or purchases,
you can reach Xhanti Mpakama at
+27 (0)61 850 7589
mpakamaxhanti@gmail.com

His work can also be accessed
through:

Art and Wine Gallery
anton@srtandwine.co.za
082 341 8191

Art on Church
admin@sculpturecasting.co.za
082 889 1293
021 8833790

Maggie
bellechose@telkomsa.net
sculptures@telkomsa.net
072 589 0731

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make sculptures out of something, line like they used to do in the olden
that it would be based on what I days. It’s so nice to see, also these
love very much, which is the Xhosa are the people that I have learnt
women and men. I chose to look at everything from - even though
the people within my surroundings they are said to be uneducated they
to find ways to express what they taught respect for others and how
look like and I had to do it in such to respect yourself as a person, not
a way that even if someone else like in our days where you find that
chooses to go into sculpting they people who are young can just talk
would not do it how I do it. I also anyhow to older people.
did not want to sculpt like anyone
else. I worked hard to make my What do you see as your role
work carry my unique perspective. in Afrika?
I think I succeeded, because I have My role could be to express the
never seen creations like mine any- sense of pride of being an Afrikan
where, even on Google. through the work that I am doing.
This is something that is actually
One thing I enjoy when I sculpt expressed through my artwork, be-
Xhosa women is capturing their cause I can only be an Afrikan and

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