Gerald Machona

Ndiri Afronaut (I am an Afronaut) 2012, Decommissioned Zimbabwean Dollar, Foam Padding, Fabric, Wood, Perspex, Rubber, Plastic Tubing, Nylon Thread and Gold Leaf, Dimensions Variable

Installation view of Vabvakure 2014, Photograph,

Flagging The Nation 2012, Decommissioned Currency - Old South African Rand, Zimbabwean Dollar, Old Mozambiqhue Meticais, Old Angolan Kwanza, Old Zaires, Dimensions Variable

If you travel east far enough you end up in the west and if you go far enough west you end up in the east, 2012 2012, Decommissioned Zimbabwean dollar, Chinese yuan, American dollar, fabric, foam padding, rubber soles, Velcro cotton and nylon thread, 2 shoes measuring 30cm x 25cm x 10cm each

Ita Kuti Kunaye II (Make It Rain II) 2010, Photographic C-Print on Fujifilm Crystal Archival Paper, 70.5 x 104.5 cm

From China, With Love 2012, Performance,
Courtesy of Margaret Stone

Exhibition Image , Photograph,

Amai Doenda kuJoburg ne Mari Ye-bepa 1 (Mother I am going to Joburg with Paper Money 1) 2010, Photographic paper,

Current Review(s)

Vabvakure

Gerald Machona at Goodman Gallery

There are two figures, charmed into a motionless attention, that meet visitors as they enter the Goodman Gallery’s Joburg premises. These are Zimbabwean-born artist, Gerald Machona’s ‘Afronauts', the principal characters of his new body of work. The show is titled 'Vabvakure', a Shona word referring to 'People from Far Away'. Shona is a Zimbabwean language group that uses the word Vabvakure to describe a 'foreigner.' According to Machona, he employs it in the show to explore feelings of estrangement and the experience of 'foreignness' encountered by Zimbabwean nationals living in South Africa.

23 June 2014 - 23 June 2014

Listings(s)

'Ndiri Bhabha' (I am a barber)

Gerald Machona at YOUNGBLACKMAN

A person's hair can form part of one's identity. How we shape, cut and style helps in defining who we are and how other people in society perceive us.

'Ndiri Bhabha' (I am a barber) looks at the occupation that is popularly performed by immigrants. This performance is a part of a larger body of work that attempts to re-imagine migrant workers from the continent in a different light.

Thursday, November 11, 6pm - 9pm

11 November 2010 - 11 November 2010

Individual Exhibitions

Mini-Me, Gerald Machona and Malcolm Dare at AVA

Malcolm Dare: Creative Block Project

Malcolm Dare shows a series of photographic portraits of the 24 artists involved in the Creative Block Project, ranging from portraits to the artists in their studios and work environments. Dare allows the viewer into the artist's private world, capturing moments of contemplation, concentration and humor.

Gerald Machona: Mari Yebepa (Paper Money)

Zimbabwean born, Gerald Machona is a recent graduate of Michaelis School of Fine Arts, 2009. He presents 'Mari Yebepa (Paper Money)' in the Long Gallery, a performance oriented work that looks at the various roles and positions that South African immigrants assume as a means of identification.

Mini Me

Mini Me is the ArtReach Fundraiser for 2010. Established and emerging Artists have donated miniature works to be sold for a set price of R790.00. Miniature art has been made for thousands of years and is often prized by collectors. All proceeds go towards the AVA ArtReach Fund. The ArtReach Fund was founded by the committee of AVA in the late 1980s; its vision was to create a fund that would assist needy and deserving visual artists with their art-related needs. Twenty-eight years later it is still going strong.

16 August 2010 - 17 September 2010