Living Between Worlds / Vesptures 1

My work focuses on examining some of the experiences of immigrants in different settings and situations. Specifically, it examines the moments of living between African culture and American culture. I also explore the cultural, social and political location of the contemporary Zimbabwean woman. I do this in an autobiographical fashion through documentation of these experiences.

My conceptual idea is to document the journey of the two cultures that I am experiencing and capture the beauty of this experience. I have created one large vessel that signifies my stay in the United States thus far and another that signifies my stay in Zimbabwe. The vesptures have elongated necks that are facing each other but they are both connected with a swing in the middle. The swing is made out of a very light form. The 3D printed ceramic vessels installed in the shape of a map from Richmond and a map from Goromonzi are symbolic of the interactions I have had in these two places and how all these have shaped the way I interact with others.