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Africa Moyo in VENICE, Italy
The Zimbabwe Pavilion is popular with visitors to the 60th Venice Biennale, which is underway here.
Ms Laura Portoles Monerris, who is manning the pavilion, said about 500 people were visiting them daily, while the least number of visitors recorded since April was 200.
Ms Monerris added that most visitors are being blown away by the Zimbabwean arts exhibitions.
Zimbabwe is showcasing the works of Gillian Rosselli, Troy Makaza, Sekai Macheche, Moffat Takadiwa, Victor Nyakauru and Komborerai Chapfika in the pavilion.
One of Makaza’s works is titled Mwana Washe Muranda Kumwe while Macheche’s is called Svikiro: Present Existence.
Nyakauru’s works, made from leather, reeds, gourd, rivets, steel, and hessian, are called Maponde Anoyera while Rosselli’s work is called Yesterday Aligns Tomorrow.
Earlier on Wednesday, Vice President Kembo Mohadi who is leading the Zimbabwe delegation, toured the works of Taylor Nkomo, Kudzanai Chiurayi in the Arsenale Exhibition area.
Nkomo was actually given an entire garden to showcase his art works. Later on, the VP toured the Ethiopian Pavilion and then some scenic parts of Venice.
He was accompanied by Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Deputy Minister Emily Jesaya, Chargé d’Affaires at Zimbabwe’s Embassy in Italy Mrs Caroline Matipira and Zimbabwe Pavilion Commissioner Mr Raphael Chikukwa.
The 60th Venice Biennale is running under the theme, “Foreigners everywhere”, which suggests that the world continues to become a village, and global citizens are everywhere.
Online Reporter