Khanyisile Mawhayi

Xibelani na Micheka Artists Statement
Thinking through the making.
Dealing with the joys and traumas of being
m’Tsonga
m’Changani
joys… and TRAUMAS
Ambivalence

Complexity is the nature of all relations
And this relationship is the most complex
Deeply rooted in history
Unknown histories
Genetic traumas
Ambivalent

Mawhayi wa mani?
Sechene
Xigwayi
Phepha
Hi Hlavha ti hlampfi
Vhaka Ndleleni
Ndlela yi?
Ambivalent

Fish tribe
A kidnapped girl
A dishonest man (chef)
A broken marriage
Master of her craft
Broken curses
A father
My father
Ambivalent

A journey that begins at the end
The end is now the beginning
like all things
ambivalent

Keep going
don’t stop!
Almost there!
Papa,
hi lekwini?
Mi lekwini?
Nata!
Ni fikini!

Clarity…

AMBIVALENCE.