The Artifacts of Power

Acts of Repair, Exhaustion, Care, and Loss

Power Talks Johannesburg Photo Essay - The Artifacts of Power: Acts of Repair, Exhaustion, Care, and Loss © Simphiwe Mlambo

by Simphiwe Mlambo 
The Artifacts of Power is a series of drawings that unpack the relationship between the body and the artifact, exploring how this relationship creates imprints of care, exhaustion, and loss as acts of repair, deciphering remnants of power exchanged in space, and narrated through conversations of repair in the city.
  • A reflective observation, through performance, of the act of repair. © Simphiwe Mlambo
    Artifact 1: The Podium of the Acts of Repair
    A reflective observation, through performance, of the act of repair.
  • Photo Essay by Simphiwe Mlambo: Artifact 2: The Couch of Exhaustion © Simphiwe Mlambo
    Artifact 2: The Couch of Exhaustion
    A reflective observation, through discussions around exhaustion, of the act of repair
  • Artifact 3: The Couch of Care © Simphiwe Mlambo
    Artifact 3: The Couch of Care
    A reflective observation of the act of repair through discussions around care.
  • Artifact 4: The Chair of Loss, and the Silent Room. A reflective observation of the act of repair through performance around Loss, and the Silent Room. © Simphiwe Mlambo
    Artifact 4: The Chair of Loss, and the Silent Room.
    A reflective observation of the act of repair through performance around Loss, and the Silent Room.
 
© Simphiwe Mlambo
Narrators of Power: The couch, the chair, the podium.


Simphiwe Mlambo can be found on Instagram @the_creative_unloced
 

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