(Pic by Val Adamson)
Nkanyezi (“Shining Star”) the second in the
series of commissioned decorated public art rhinos, a project of the eThekwini
Community Foundation (ECF), was revealed to the public on March 4.
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. Nkanyezi is inspired by the diminutive
mythical national treasure golden rhino, Mapungubwe.
Nkanyezi 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 King Shaka International Airport
(KSIA) which 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.
For more information, contact Kathryn Kure on
031 311 2044 or 083 252 0992 or email: Kathryn.Kure@durban.gov.za / femkathryn@gmail.com
For information about the U.S. Diplomatic
Mission to South Africa, visit http://southafrica.usembassy.gov/index.html
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