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Renowned artist Berry Bickle who resides in Maputo, Mozambique, is conducting a workshop towards this at the National Gallery in Bulawayo.
At the end of the workshop each artist would produce an edited 90-second video that would be combined into one eight-minute compilation art video.
Artists are taught how to create a video, which entails how to get video footage and edit relating to their artistic ideas.
The artists would be armed with video cameras and would go around the city capturing the culture of Bulawayo.
In an interview yesterday, Leonard Dube, a resident artist, said the workshop had given him an opportunity to showcase his artistic intellect through visual art.
“This is a good workshop and I know that I can explore the art form and showcase my understanding of the art,” he said.
His colleague Danisile Ncube said his video piece was intended to send a message on the importance of the times that people are living in.
He described the workshop as an eye-opener for him and said he would use the knowledge gained.
“The workshop was an eye-opener (for me) as an artist. I am curious to know how to use video footage to convey art.
“My video will look at how crucial the times we are living in are and highlight to people the times we are living in,” said Ncube.
Another artist Bhekitshe Ntshali said he would like to highlight in his video that people use traditional medicine although they belittle it in the media.
He said his video would be about the culture of Bulawayo and would be provisionally titled Pharmacy in Town.
“My video will look at Emkambo in Makokoba and question why it is there although people look down upon traditional medicine. There is a reason that the place is there so I want to highlight its existence,” said Ntshali.
Bickle, the conductor of the workshop, said she was happy with the response from the artists and their ideas.
She said the final product would be between three and eight minutes long.
“We shall combine the 19 artists’ footage and come up with a final video footage. Their ideas are very strong and I am quite impressed actually with their work,” said Bickle.
She said video art was a strong medium that artists could use to convey their messages effectively.
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