Force of Victory

Force of Victory

Date: 1985
Dimensions: H3005mm x W2220mm x Depth at base 1000mm diameter
Media: Thatching grass (indigenous South African grass used in the building of traditional African homes), wattle (exotic South African wood).

Creating works that responded and commented on the imposition of Western cultural value systems is the subject of some of my work. Creating cultural metaphors that transformed well-known Western cultural icons was an important way to relocate an re-emphasise African identities. My own sensibility is a curious hybrid between Europe and Africa. This work explores the splendour and beauty of metamorphosing the “Victory of Somathrace” into an African metaphor. It is also a work that celebrates my own commitment to the African continent.