Artists collaborate for local exhibition
According to Cathy Wanjohi of Zinge Afrika, the ultimate goal of the exhibit was to cut waste and reduce her carbon footprint.
ARTISTS Sibusiso Makhunga and Cathy Wanjohi collaborated with Zinge Afrika to host the Innocence of a childhoods happiness exhibition at the Alliance Francaise de Durban in Morningside recently.
According to Cathy Wanjohi of Zinge Afrika, the ultimate goal of the exhibit was to cut waste and reduce her carbon footprint.
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“Every piece of fabric is used. I make clothing’s with the fabric and use all of the other offcuts for bags, earrings, bangles, doeks and scrunchies. However, there were still tiny bits and pieces that I didn’t not want to discard. While I was figuring out what to do with those bits, I met Sibusiso at an exhibition in Ballito (Lifestyle Mall) and we made a deal that he was going to use my bits excess fabric for his paintings,” she said.
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At that time he was in the process of creating a series on the innocence of a child’s happiness and was excited to exhibit this work at Alliance France, one of Durban’s that is rich in culture centres.
“Zinge Afrika brand is inspired by African tribes, fabric and cultural elements. Sibusiso thought, as I showcase my products, we can do it at the same time and show how artists can collaborate in various ways with the goal of producing fine products and still cutting waste and reducing our carbon footprints. The ballet dancers came in to bring the series of innocence of childhood to life,” said Wanjohi.
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‘Zinge’ is isiZulu for ‘about’ and the brand is based on an ethical and sustainable business model. Its ultimate goal is to cut waste and reduce its carbon footprint.
Makhunga is self-taught artist known for his technical craft medium of acrylic, collage of canvas, fabric and newspaper. The duo met in February at a pop-up exhibition and he loved Wanjohi’s designs.
“We thought it would be great to put it into my work (the innocence of childhoods happiness). She told me she was looking at designing colourful ballet outfits. We thought we would make a great team and collaborate together towards the end of the year,” he said.
The exhibit will run until October 30.
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