{"id":1811,"date":"2026-07-10T13:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ellipsis.pink\/phl\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:03:01","slug":"mawande-ka-zenzile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ellipsis.pink\/phl\/?p=1811","title":{"rendered":"Mawande Ka Zenzile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading  root-eb-advance-heading-ubqzl\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-ubqzl \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-ubqzl button-1 waviy\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-ubqzl\"><h2 class=\"eb-ah-title\"><span class=\"first-title\">M K Zenzile | Indlela Ibuzwa Kwabaphambili<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Solo Exhibition | STEVENSON,\u00a0Cape\u00a0Town | 4\u00a0July\u00a0\u2013\u00a015\u00a0August\u00a02026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Filmed\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0opening\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0exhibition,\u00a0this\u00a0short\u00a0film\u00a0moves\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0gallery\u00a0space\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0works\u00a0on\u00a0view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">In\u00a0conversation,\u00a0Mawande\u00a0Ka\u00a0Zenzile\u00a0spoke\u00a0about\u00a0painting\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0form\u00a0of\u00a0meditation:\u00a0a\u00a0practice\u00a0of\u00a0waiting\u00a0until\u00a0the\u00a0mind\u00a0becomes\u00a0quiet\u00a0enough\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0passed\u00a0through,\u00a0or\u00a0momentarily\u00a0left\u00a0behind.\u00a0His\u00a0process\u00a0depends\u00a0on\u00a0this\u00a0state\u00a0of\u00a0heightened\u00a0presence,\u00a0where\u00a0painting\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0forced\u00a0into\u00a0being,\u00a0but\u00a0allowed\u00a0to\u00a0emerge\u00a0from\u00a0attention,\u00a0stillness\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0immediacy\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0moment. 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