“Our father’s inheritance does not allow us to sleep”

B Metro Reporter

Admire Kamudzengerere will stage his second ever solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare, on September 27.

The exhibition will run under the title Our father’s inheritance does not allow us to sleep,which features new artworks from the prolific artist, whose work focuses on issues of social identity and power dynamics within the unfolding contemporary space.

The show will focus on that which is inherited; whether in the physical or the epigenetic sense, with a focus on the value creation and devaluation of custom or inherited articles with regards the world that one lives in and the perspectives drawn from the bequest.

The exhibition will continue conversations from Kamudzengerere’s body of work, which has spanned over two decades.

Our Father’s Inheritance Does Not Allow Us to Sleep is Kamudzengerere’s sophomore solo at the Gallery as his debut show, Fifth Column, took place in 2010. His work is a language he uses to get through to people in their protective eggshells; a means that hits the human code in search of an authentic response.

The canvas is his chessboard, colours are his pieces and paints about life with concentration on the struggle of a pawn within a complex civic society.

“This body of work invites viewers to confront the ongoing influence of inherited histories and cultural narratives that shape and sometimes disrupt our present realities,” said Fadzai Muchemwa, the curator of the exhibition.

“Kamudzengerere critically examines how lofty ideals have often faltered, leaving behind a legacy that continues to unsettle and challenge contemporary lives,” she added.