(Above: "Seeking" - 2025. Oil
on Canvas 80 x 60 by N'lamwai Chithambo. Pic supplied)
The RMA Young Artists' Project exhibitions officially opened at the
KZNSA Gallery on August 22, 2025. Featuring Seeking
by N'lamwai Chithambo and Disgust, Fear,
and Hell by Zama Cebsile Mwandla, both exhibitions are free and open to the
public until October 5.
Seeking offers a holistic view of Chithambo’s artistic journey in recent years. The exhibition brings together a collection of works unified by six recurring visual elements that have become central to his visual language: hands, wings, light shining through clouds, portraiture, figures, and the starry night. These motifs serve as symbols through which the artist articulates personal reflections and inner contemplations. While a range of sub-themes emerge, the common thread running through the work is storytelling.
(Above: Zama Cebsile
Mwandla. Pic supplied)
In Disgust, Fear and Hell, Mwandla confronts the spiritual and psychological burden of living in a world that continuously violates women physically, emotionally, and symbolically. This body of work emerges as a direct, intimate response to the violence she witnesses both in South Africa and globally: a culture of harm that infiltrates the everyday, distorts identity, and corrodes the soul.
This project is made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA).
The KZNSA Gallery is situated at 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, in Durban. More information on 031 277 1705 or cell 082 220 0368 or visit www.kznsagallery.co.za
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