LINDELANI NGWENYA

Exhibition at Kim Sacks Gallery in Johannesburg by KZN artist.

The Kim Sacks Gallery in Johannesburg is to host an exhibition of copper wire woven and constructed sculptures by KZN artist, Lindelani Ngwenya.

Lindelani Ngwenya started wood carving at the age of eight. Taught by his father who was a sculptor, he developed his weaving technique by studying the traditional grass-weaving techniques employed by women in KwaZulu-Natal.

“Sculpting around an empty space is an attempt to make the invisible visible,” he says. “My concern is to break the boundaries between the mortal and my immortal part, thus reviving Zulu religious systems which expresses oneness between the Living and the Dead.”

Transparent wire form invites the viewer to ‘penetrate’ the artwork – to see the actual artwork inside. The finished product becomes the actual veins of the Artist himself. The process of wire weaving is very similar to certain dance movements and is a very absorbing exercise – similar to playing musical instruments.

The exhibition runs from May 29 until July 30 at Kim Sacks Gallery at 153 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg, and there is secure parking on the property.

For clients who are not able to visit the gallery in person, the work on exhibition will also be available through e-mail request on 011 447 5804 or 083 377 9076. Kim Sacks also offers a comprehensive shipping alternative to clients who do not reside in Johannesburg.