Sonya Mmakopano Rademeyer

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Bodhi Khaya Artist Residency 

2021

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South Africa

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My response to the land of Bodhi Khaya was to betroth it. Early on during this inter-disciplinary residency I buried my wedding dress into the earth in an abandoned quarry site, situated high up on the mountain. The colours of the quarry hold magnificent ochres that range from a deep pink/purple to a limestone green. As I explored the terrain through regular walks I started collecting a variety of fynbos from the Overberg veld. Through a heat-transferring process  I was able to print a vast number and variety of leaf material onto fabric. The first performance entailed walking down the mountain. During the second performance, I invited audience members to pin these fabric leaves onto my wedding dress and in so doing, becoming co-collaborators.

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photo credit: Bronwen Trupp / MyMalaika_Photograhy