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Thina Dube, My Name Will Only Be Important Once I Have Explained This, 2021

Thina Dube

My Name Will Only Be Important Once I Have Explained This, 2021
Acrylic, drawing ink, charcoal, and soft pastel on Fabriano
105 x 150 cm
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'Memories play an important role in how we interact with people, our upbringing tends to affect how we treat others as well as how we introduce ourselves. Growing up with...
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"Memories play an important role in how we interact with people, our upbringing tends to affect how we treat others as well as how we introduce ourselves. Growing up with respect is of the utmost importance, one does not just communicate by greeting someone. The work unpacks the idea of memory and identity, it also questions the idea of having a name and the importance of one's lineage. In the Zulu culture your praise song is very important because it introduces you and your clan and the history of your clan." - Thina Dube, July 2021.
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Provenance

Acquired from Guns & Rain Art, Johannesburg, South Africa

Publications

Guns & Rain Art | "Thina Dube Talks About His Art" | Guns & Rain Art | August 2020.
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