Senzeni Marasela

The arts of Senzeni Marasela and life of Theodorah

Why Theodorah remains an evolving figure in artist Senzeni Marasela’s practice

Lesego Chepape

Woven with meaning: Works from Senzeni Marasela’s show Waiting and Remembering, recently on at the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Gallery at the University of Johannesburg.

24 JUN 2025

Ukubekezela: Mapping a fractured terrain

Senzeni Marasela’s ‘Waiting and Remembering’ uses her alter ego, Theodorah, and textiles to explore themes of loss, memory and black South African womanhood

Thembeka Heidi Sincuba

5 min read

In her new work, the artist grapples with the meaning and significance of colours, shapes, and dimensions. (Image courtesy of Project Space/ Gallery Fanon)

ARCHIVE OF FORGETFULNESS

11 DEC 2020

Don’t Miss: An update of in-person and virtual events

From ballet, to art exhibitions to podcasts, there’s plenty on offer in the cultural world to capture your attention this weekend

Arts Desk

3 min read

Okweshumi is one of the works in Sethembiso Zulu’s debut solo exhibition.

BLACK AND WHITE

1 AUG 2020

Review: ‘Ikhaya Likamoya’ by Sethembiso Zulu — Ties that bind us all

Multimedia journalist and healer Sethembiso Zulu’s debut solo show embraces a fierce, raw and broken timelessness that encapsulates what it means to be human

Robyn Sassen

2 min read