Kimatho Mafafo on Women
born 1964
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As a woman, for me, black joy means having the freedom to express myself authentically, without boundaries or the fear of hurting anyone
Expressing my pain in that work, in the hopes that it would touch other women or enlighten them was a necessary emotional release
There’s a crisis of gender-based violence and women are being targeted
I’m grateful that I have women assisting me, to help bring my pieces to life
As women, we go through a lot; I try to reveal that through my art to inspire other women that might share a similar story
The woman in my work, representing me as a Black woman, embodies my struggles
Black women are what I know and it’s part of who I am
With time, I was able to heal, and that experience helped me to find myself and recognise who am I as an artist, and as a woman