Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town, is hosting an exhibition, titled 'Sewing Saw', showcasing the new work of Nicholas Hlobo in Woodstock space. The exhibition will be on view through January 21, 2017. 'Sewing Saw' uproots and expands Hlobo's personal mythology, almost in reaction to his own achievement. The work highlights the violence central to renewal and how builders, carpenters and seamstresses utilise destruction as a precursor to creation, by balancing the the processes of sewing and sawing. Hlobo presents a sculpture titled Intsimbi edlezinye which exemplifies the ‘Saw’. In English, this term translates as ‘the metal that devours other metals’. The idiom is used by Xhosa and Zulu people to illustrate the power of God. Intsimbi edlezinye is an uncertain deity – protected, impervious and vulnerable. These two disparate gestures at the centre of the show reflect Hlobo’s repudiation of the absolute, presenting viewers with a tableau that allows them to craft their own journey and reach to the conclusions on their own.The exhibition is on view at Ground, Bucahnan Building, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa. For details, visit www.stevenson.infoClick on the Slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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