Selloan Moeti- SELF- PRESERVATION IN ISOLATION

clay bowl with clay, a bunch of impepho , clay bowl with impepho and enamel 

dish with bandages

The images above are of  performance by selloan moeti which are took at the KZN-SA art gallery. To summarize what is happening this performance Selloan us inspired by the covid -19 lockdown health preservation techniques in which she meditatively covers her body in ibomvu (red clay) in bandages dipped in imbomvu which is used in Zulu rituals of purification and spiritual healing.This process leaves her restricted , frightened reflecting the ongoing struggle to preserve health within tight spaces.