MERIT AWARDSMERIT AWARDSMerit award winnerROHINIAMRATLALDURBAN14MERITMERITAWARDSAWARDSSASOL NEW SIGNATURES • 2022 CATALOGUEUnveiling the Archive is a response to therepatriation of museum art and objects totheir country of origin. The resin casting ofthe Icansi (grass mat), is a representationof a museum glass case, where objectsare normally placed. Half of the artwork iscaste in resin, with a grass mat on the loombehind the casting as a reference to calls forAfrican objects currently housed in Europeanmuseums and archives to be returned backto their rightful owners. For the artist, theIcansi denotes comfort and is a place ofstorytelling and knowledge sharing. Sadly,these phenomelogical experiences are lostwhen cultural objects such as the Icansi arelocked up inside museum glass cabinets.Unveiling the archiveEpoxy resin, wood, ‘Icansi’ (grass mat)180 cm x 80 cm x 3,5 cmSASOL NEW SIGNATURES • 2022 CATALOGUE15
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