OVERALL WINNEROVERALL WINNERWinnerNOSIVIWEMATIKINCAGQEBERHABy immortalising these shoes through the ceramicslip-casting method, they have been given a newpurpose. This process also enables the artist tocapture the essence of the used shoes, includingevery mark, scratch and hole. As ceramic sculptures,the shoes have been symbolically restored, but arealso very fragile and breakable. This fragility is ametaphor for the precarity of the public schoolingsystem of our country, where black South Africanlearners are subjected to sub-standard education.13Ndiziphiwe – They were given to me, is a ceramicinstallation about underprivileged learners who wearschool shoes that are handed down to them by theirolder siblings or family members.These hand-me-downs arespecial as they embody thejourneys walked by theirrespective owners. In poorercommunities throughout thecountry, an old pair of shoesis not thrown away when itis still wearable, it is seenas precious.BiographyNosiviwe Beauty Matikinca was born in theCity of Cape Town and grew up in Hermanus.During her educational stint in Cape Town,she attended Cedar High School of the Artsand took extra art classes at the Peter ClarkeArt Centre. After moving back to Hermanus,she continued her art training throughafter-school art classes at the EnlightenEducation Trust with Zimbabwean artistAshleigh Temple-Camp. Presently, Matikincais a third-year student completing a Bachelorof Visual Arts degree at Nelson MandelaUniversity in Gqeberha.SASOL NEW SIGNATURES • 2023 CATALOGUE
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