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Scenario

Why artists face criticism for modernizing their own traditions

I spent two years learning traditional Ndebele patterns from my aunt but when I incorporate them into my contemporary installations people say I am appropriating my own culture

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The creator confronts the impossible bind of being both insider and outsider to their own cultural heritage through artistic practice.

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Mura
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