Mar 22, 2025
Siyabuswa, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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Siyabuswa, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Contemporary Portraiture: 1-54 African Art Fair
Zana Masombuka
Zana Masombuka (b. 1995) was brought up in the small town of Siyabuswa, in rural KwaNdebele, South Africa. Her body of work is deeply informed by this personal heritage, comprising bright, bold images that frequently deploy Ndebele cultural lore and symbolism. To do so, Masombuka collaborates with with different photographers; the above, for example, was captured by Johannesburg-based John Baloy. These pieces are investigations into “the meeting of age-old human experience and the contemporary world”: the manner in which, especially across Africa, modernity continues to impact on tradition.