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Bridging the gap: Sabelo Mlangeni with Kamogelo Walaza, curator of his show Ngiyobona Phambili, and details of two works, Voices in Trenches, Delville Wood, 2016 and Dangerous Crossing, Arques Labttaille, 2016.
AYANDA MABULU

Sabelo Mlangeni: The grey and green of trauma

Photographer’s homecoming exhibition travels through art, memory and being black in the West

  • Kulani Nkuna
7 min read
Mbhela won for his artwork Iphasi nesiphesheli, which is part of the series titled Umlando uyaziphinda, meaning, “history repeats itself”. Photo: Supplied
ASSOCIATION OF ARTS PRETORIA

Iphasi nesiphesheli, a visual piece by Mondli Bhele, wins this year’s Sasol New Signatures art competition

Striking collage using found fabrics and a familiar scene shows how ‘history repeats itself’ and that we can learn from it and overcome its brutal lessons

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
5 min read