Sokunge is a Shona word describing 'something in transition, or in the process of becoming.' This long term project by artist Masimba Hwati from Zimbabwe celebrates small acts of resistance; the acts that ordinary people practise every day that populate the in-between, known as 'kurembera' in Ghetto Lingua.

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Masimba's sculptures are activated through performance, acting as devices for collaborative, sonic performances and remaining in stasis as traditional art objects. Known for his unconventional mixed-media propositions, he examines cultural and political themes by re-appropriating archives and historical culturally-imbued found items repositioning them in a contemporary urban context.

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His performative works have juxtaposed dances including The Detroit Jit and Zimbabwe Jiti, drawing parallels between social and cultural constructs that manifest in the rituals of popular culture, and become a resistance of the everyday, referencing diverse geographies and contexts. 

 

Masimba is completing a PHD in Art Practice at the Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna;  exploring the places where sculpture, sound and performance meet, using urban and traditional cultures from Zimbabwe as departure points.