Nandipha mntambo national gallery

STEVENSON is pleased to present Nandipha Mntambo's Metamorphoses, her sixth solo exhibition with the gallery.

Nandipha Mntambo - Caacart

Metamorphoses comprises several new sculptural works as well as video, painting and drawing, and takes its title from the epic book by the Roman poet Ovid (43BC - 17AD). Ovid narrates mythical tales of the universe, history, love and art, each of which represent transformation - whether it's the protagonists mutating from human to animal form when punished by the gods, changing gender when in contact with magical creatures, or when gods morph into animals to mate with their lovers.

Through her new bronze sculptures Mntambo reflects on the self and its endless incarnations by inserting her features into two figures from mythology and literature - the Minotaur and Ophelia - enabling her to see herself from their aspect.

As the artist says:

I take on another identity, I get in and out of m Nandipha Mntambo — Matthew Harrison Tedford RIDA