Indigenous roots meet contemporary urban design in Transformation and Innovation: New Trends in Traditional Zulu Beaded Jewellery, the recently unveiled exhibition at exceptional Durban contemporary gallery African Art Centre.
Complementing the show is another which features a unique new range of jewelery by Fiona Simmons.
Simmons, passionate about community development and the upliftment of people through art and craft, is well known for her extensive sourcing of authentic beads, body adornments and textiles from afar afield as Benin, Congo, Ghana, Togo and the Ivory Coast which she incorporates into fine pieces of jewellery. A new leitmotif in Simmons’s work present is the incorporation of recycled materials.
African Art Centre, 94 Florida Road. Until May 15. Tel: 031 312 3804. Email [email protected] Visit www.afri-art.org.za