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SOLO EXHIBITION
Mama Khusela Owethongo
(Mother protects the child of the ancestors)
Fabric collage on canvas
94 cm x 150 cm
Mbhele collects offcuts of fabric from various
fusion artists in Durban and Johannesburg
for use in his collages. He realised that these
offcuts have different qualities and value
or worth, but when discarded they become
a metaphor for a state of vulnerability. By
collecting and using these offcuts, he creates a
new dialogue between that which is discarded
and its worth.
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BIOGRAPHY
Mondli Augustine Mbhele was born in 1994
in Cato Manor, Durban. He completed a oneyear visual art programme at the Bat Centre
and attended the Velobala Weekend Classes
hosted by the Durban University of Technology,
as well as being a member of Amasosha Art
movement, a collective of young Durban artists
which promotes professionalism and solidarity
amongst fellow artists. In 2022 Mbhele won the
Sasol New Signatures Art Competition with his
work entitled Iphasi nesiphesheli.
SASOL NEW SIGNATURES • 2023 CATALOGUE