16/10/2026
A recap of Umnikelo WokuQamatala / The Beginning of Return — a deeply moving performance by our artist in residence Ivukuvuku. 🖤
I V U K U V U K U
Thank you to everyone who joined us and shared this special moment with us.
Through ritual, ancestral knowledge, material and embodied storytelling, Ivukuvuku opened a space to honor the labor of women, the presence of ancestors, and the memories carried within our bodies. Together, we reflected on cycles of return, healing and renewal, and on the rituals that connect us across generations, between the visible and invisible.
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About the artist:
Ivukuvuku is a South African artist whose practice transforms Indigenous materials and ancestral knowledge through ritual, care and embodied making. Working with materials such as sackcloth, beadwork and animal skins, she explores the connections between body, memory, identity and Indigenous practices.
She is a Focus International artist-in-residence at Brunnenpassage, participating in the Cultural Work Trainee Programme through Focus International South Africa, with a focus on ArtSocialSpaces.
