Cyrus Kabiru
Menora, 2019
Wood, forks, plated cups
65 x 125 x 27 cm
Cyrus finds inspirations connecting African themes to Jewish mysticism. Kabiru says, “[I titled the work] African Menora, because most of them look like African’s fetching water from the bush. African...
Cyrus finds inspirations connecting African themes to Jewish mysticism. Kabiru says, “[I titled the work] African Menora, because most of them look like African’s fetching water from the bush. African ladies are the ones who work a lot, more than men, according to me.”
Provenance
Africa First Artist Residency, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Jan-Feb 2019.
Publications
"Cyrus kabiru at i24 News" | i24 News | Janaury 2019.Idit Toledano | "Beats of Beads" | The African Studies Gallery | October 2019.