The title of this exhibition and the content of the exhibited paintings reflects the trauma of separation from the artist\\\’s homeland. Kusina Amai Hakuendwe is a Shona saying that can be loosely translated to mean “do not stray too far from your Mother’s umbilical chord.” Muchatuta explains the phrase further: “When someone leaves their homeland, they don’t know where they are going. You don’t know the obstacles on the other side and when you reach there, whatever you face — there is no comfort for you.”
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Artist: Ronald Muchatuta
Curator: Megan Theunissen
Gallery: AGOG Gallery, Johannesburg
Dates: 6 October 2016 – 11 November 2016
Website: (review) https://mg.co.za/article/2016-10-21-00-breaking-free-from-migrant-status
Pages: 19
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