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I republishing today a feature I did for Dazed Digital about the Zimbabwe Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
The theme of this year's Venice Biennale is "Illuminations" and Zimbabwe has often been in the limelight for a number of reasons, including the civil war and the economic and food crisis.
This is the main reason why the establishment of the first Zimbabwean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is to be considered as a vitally important achievement.
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Veteran sculptor Tapfuma Gutsa presents mixed media installations; Berry Bickle's video "Ze" examines the contemporary reality of Zimbabwe, while photographer Calvin Dondo focuses on German couples who have adopted African children exploring in this way issues of identity, citizenship cultural diversity and integration via family portraiture.
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Raphael Chikukwa: I joined the National Gallery of Zimbabwe last year, at the end of June. I came up with this project and I thought it was very very important for us to be visible in Venice because the representation of Africa here has always been very shaky. The theme of the exhibition - "Seeing Ourselves" - is a way to get back into the international or global arena, a very strong statement from us. This is a vitally important project because it was conceived in the continent by a curator who is working in the continent and is giving visibility to new artists.
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Do you feel younger artists will be inspired by this exhibition?
Raphael Chikukwa: This is a major opportunity for the entire country. We are opening this space to the next generation of artists and it will hopefully inspire and develop the artistic and the curatorial practice back in Zimbabwe. We still have a dream,[url=http://woolrichoutlet.albirank.net/][b]http://woolrichoutlet.albirank.net/[/b][/url], to keep the pavilion for the future and even showcase during the Architecture Biennale.
You the youngest artist exhibiting here, how do you feel about it?
Misheck Masamvu: I excited, but I must admit I taking the advantage of being young, I sort of using the "arrogance of the youth", if I can use this definition. When you young you can see yourself like a bridge, you can ask what at the front and what at the back and, to some extent, you are also the vehicle for different things. There is a three-generation gap between me and my team and it really interesting because this has allowed me to hear the views of other artists and at the same time it has given me the chance to invite them to a new way of thinking.
You express yourself through painting, considered as a traditional form of art, especially in the context of this Biennale that has focused a lot of new digital media, do you think that painting can still inspire younger generations?
Misheck Masamvu: Painting for me is a reaction, it shows the personal and the constant struggle. It is not a simple medium, since it takes a lot of patience and also deals with self-awareness. Yet, in my opinion,[url=http://woolrichoutlet.albirank.net/][b]Woolrich Arctic Jacket Shop[/b][/url], it is even more relevant and engaging because it brings you closer to your surroundings since sometimes on a specific day you don feel like using a particular colour or an entire set of colours, and it also about emotions and you relating to the others.
There is always a sort of multi-layered theme in your paintings, what inspires it?
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