(Kathryn
Kure from ECF with Gabi Mnathula and Patricia Mchunu from Ubunye Crafters
working on Nkanyezi)
Nkanyezi (“Shining Star”) the second in the
series of commissioned decorated public art rhinos, is a project of the eThekwini
Community Foundation (ECF). She will be revealed to the public on March 4 at King
Shaka International Airport.
Based on the success of Yenza, a nearly
life-size resin rhino decorated by a collective of crafters in 2012, Nkanyezi has
been commissioned by the eThekwini Community Foundation (ECF). The foundation
is a proactive, not-for-profit public benefit organisation, strategically
aligned to the eThekwini Municipality. Nkanyenzi is inspired by the diminutive
mythical national treasure golden rhino, Mapungubwe.
Nkanyenzi was sponsored by the US Consulate
in Durban in partnership with the Wildlands Conservation Trust. From March 4 for
the next three months, she can be seen at the airport - which also hosted the
Wildlands Rhino Parade in the last quarter of last year.
Nkanyezi has been decorated by seven craft
collectives, pairing established craft organisations with emerging craft
practitioners. Robin Opperman and Jackie Sewpersad from Umcebo Design (who have
project-managed the process) have mentored eThekwini Street Crafters; Community
Resource Centre Sydenham have worked with TWA’s Room 13; and Ukhamba Craft and
Ubunye Co-Operative have jointly mentored students in metal work from
Chatsworth.
See Nkanyezi at the King Shaka
International Airport from March 4.
For more information, contact Kathryn Kure
at 031 311 2044 / 083 252 0992 or email Kathryn.Kure@durban.gov.za / femkathryn@gmail.com For information
about the US Diplomatic Mission to South Africa visit http://southafrica.usembassy.gov/index.html
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