ABOUT

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Artist’s Statement

I would like to say that I try to portray the body as a site of metaphorical and literal struggle; and that I explore the way mental and physical landscapes interact in their construction of memories and identity. I would like to say that I am committed to deconstructing limiting cultural assumptions concerning masculinity. But the truth is there is no such cleverness. My explanations are all retrospective. Read more

 

Biography and CV

Born in 1969 in Kabwe, Zambia, Emmanuel graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa in 1994. Since then, his multidisciplinary work has focused on exploring the ways mental and physical landscapes interact in their construction of memories and identities. Read more​