Community Scarf - Lalela Scarf

The artwork on this scarf was created by Siyamthanda, a 16 year old learner from our Zeitz MOCAA programme which he joined in eighth grade. He is contemplative and exploratory in nature and has grown to communicate his ideas with beautiful confidence. At 16, he has actively paved his path towards achieving his dream of being a professional artist.

This particular piece of artwork was featured in A Gaze from Within, a Lalela show that aligned with the closing event of the Zeitz MOCAA's landmark exhibition and was publicized in a local newspaper

Details:

• 65% Cotton, 35% Silk
• 39 in. x 78 in.  |  100 cm x 200 cm
• Style #41214

How your purchase gives back: Proceeds from your purchase fund Lalela, providing arts-education for at-risk youth to spark creative thinking and awaken the entrepreneurial spirit The South African word “Ubuntu” can be translated as “unity through diversity.” In Lalela’s Rainbow Nation curriculum. 

Together, the students explored their own heritage while learning more about the different cultures of their classmates and friends. After sharing their traditions, rituals, beliefs and cultural practices with each other, they drew a person in clothing and accessories that represent their culture. The artists then cut their drawings into sections and exchanged them with one another. They used the different sections to construct a new person, made up of a mixture of cultures. During this process, the artists recognized that even though we belong to different cultures, we are all part of the same human race.