Homescapes: Spaces between Home and eKhaya

Londiwe Mtshali

in partial fulfilment of a Master of Art in Fine Arts

15 to 27 March

What worlds can words make? Homescapes: Spaces between Home and eKhaya take this question into consideration the intricate and time-honoured art of homemaking. This work explores the beauty and fragility of home and family life and the laws that restrict it. Through a combination of visual and auditory elements, I seek to capture the essence of these ideas and convey their emotional or even cultural significance. This work will intertwine concepts that have been central to the human experience for centuries. I aim to create a dreamlike atmosphere as an invitation to contemplate home, and daily lives, to find meaning and beauty in the practices of homemaking, and to appreciate the value of the traditions and practices and to question what makes a home.

Photography by Reshma Chhiba