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035a - FAITH XLVII - “ENTANGLEMENT” - Genesis Piece - 1 of 1

"ENTANGLEMENT" by FaithXLVII

Faith XLVII artwork created for her CHANT exhibition, digitally enhanced by Inka Kendzia.

The deconstruction of these meticulously hand drawn flags of the world create alliances and fractures away from continental, geographical or economical ideologies.

The nationalistic tendencies and patriotic symbolisms merge as we (re)consider the centuries of wars and colonial terror, trade embargoes, sanctions, hostile takeovers and covert coups separating countries from each other.

This isolation however is a facade, for beneath the structured reality are things that bind.

Natural disasters, integral trade dependancies, the internet, group consciousness, viruses, earthquakes, planetary forces, the earths frequency, our reliance on the natural balance of ecosystems, our susceptibility to solar flares.

The Covid-19 crisis is an example of this solidarity that we are a species cannot escape from.

We are bound together, to each other, and to the planet. This is a dire lesson.

Entanglement is about the interdependency of nations, about the need for co-operation, fair trade agreements, building bridges and alliances.

To see the world as a whole

Sound Credit: Mr. Sakitumi

Faith XLVII, is a South African Multi-Disciplinary Artist.

Her journey into art began on the streets of South Africa in 1997, as a young graffiti writer taking on the name Faith47. In 2006, Liberty began on a nomadic journey which has brought her to create works in 39 countries.

Her evolution from street artist to a multi-disciplinary artist has created a fluid yet solid bridge into the contemporary art world. This explorative approach has led her to develop a broad range of artwork. Ranging from immersive new media installations, hand-sewn wall tapestries, to sculptural bronze works investigating hierarchies of power, paintings, and various explorations into printmaking.

The thread of Liberty’s practice can be traced from abandoned structures, landmark 20 story buildings to museums and galleries all the way through to intimate site-specific installations.

Through the use of these various mediums, Liberty finds a unique series of poetic tones, a longing for a deeper connection to nature, and a resurrection of the divine feminine. There is too the active investigation and questioning of the human condition, its deviant histories and our own inherent existential search.

Today, her artwork can be found in the several private and public collections including: Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Lighthouse Properties in Philadelphia and the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation in South Africa. She has shown at the Calais Museum of Fine Art and the Bernard Magrez Foundation in France, Mana Contemporary and the Brooklyn Museum, both in the USA.