Created By
Fumani Maluleke
Acrylic on reed mat
Curator
Luke Chapman
Maluleke’s attention to the compact potential of this work invites closer, more attentive looking. Within its modest scale lies a world of care—the woven structure a metaphor for the nurturing networks that sustain community from within.
With an economy of space and utterance, "Vutomi I bharha" crafts intimacy on the mat’s compact field. The layers converge in tight knots and gentle interplay, alluding to the warmth and interdependence required by rural subsistence. There is an elemental comfort here, as if the mat could recall stories whispered in the dark, laughter and shelter shared by many.
Created By
Fumani Maluleke
85 x 96 cm | 33 x 38 in
Framed and mounted
2025
