NWU Gallery, Potchefstroom, South Africa
03 Jul 2014 - 06 Aug 2014
Mary Sibande: A reversed retrogress, scene 1, 2013 2 life-size Mannequins , Polyester fibrefill stuffing, 100% cotton fabric, fibreglass and resin 1.8 (h) x 1.2 x 1.2 (figures), 4m diameter x 15 cm (h) Photography by Anthea Pokroy, Courtesy: Gallery MOMO
NWU Gallery presents Mary Sibande: ‚The Purple Shall Govern’, an exhibition with prints and impressive installation works, including ‚Sophie‘.
Sophie is the complex alter ego through whom Sibande has negotiated the personal narratives of three generations of women in her family, has served Sibande well as the vehicle through which she has explored the construction of identity in a post-colonial South African context.
Opening 3 July, 1 pm
North West University (Building E7, next to the library entrance)
Main Campus Potchefstroom 2520
