Through the window: Lerato Shadi performs Makhuba in London
Catch Lerato Shadi in her performance of Makhuba from 9 December. She will be performing in the window of the Iniva gallery in London
South African artist Lerato Shadi uses her body to probe assumptions around transition and transformation in her latest performance piece entitled Makhuba.
She describes the performance as a “narrative about the future and that places my process in a space between thinking and writing. It’s something I often dwell on; the different lives you give your thoughts when you speak, write or perform”.
Makhuba follows on from Seipone, a work Shadi performed in 2012 where she wrote about her past.
Other interesting works by Shadi include Hema, where she blew up 792 balloons in six hours and allowed them to fall down a stairwell.
In Mmitlwa, Shadi rhythmically wraps her entire body in masking tape before ripping it off again.
Shadi will perform Makhuba from 9 – 16 December, 10am to 4pm at Iniva’s Rivington Place’s street facing window.
On 12 December, Shadi will be “in conversation” from 6.30 – 8.30pm. This event is free but places are limited, advance booking is required on http://www.iniva.org/