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The Flowers That Grow From The Harden Ground, 2023 | Oil on canvas and thread | 153,1 x 237 cm -
Allegory Of The People And Their Shadows, 2023 | Oil on canvas and thread | 83,5 x 64,4 cm -
Roses For The Three Sisters #1, 2023 | Oil on canvas | 44,9 x 32,2 cm
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Green Waters, 2023 | Oil on canvas and thread | 21 x 28 cm
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As Helenas Não São Burras, 2023 | Oil on canvas and thread | 89 x 153,1 cm
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Those that are chosen to guide you into heaven sing like the angels, in the language that your mother spoke so that when you are called you will not forget. You will not be forgotten, 2023 | Oil on canvas and thread | 117,7 x 116,9 cm
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Savimbi, Neto, Roberto and I, 2019 | Photographic Print on Baryta Paper | 32,3 x 59 cm
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Here Lies the Unknown Soldier, 2018 | Photographic Print on Baryta Paper | 22,4 x 59,1 cm
Helena Uambembe
Lives and works between Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Helena Uambembe was born in Pomfret, South Africa, in 1994 to Angolan parents who fled the civil war. Her father was a soldier in the 32 Battalion, a military unit within the South African Defence Force made up primarily of black Angolan men.
The 32 Battalion, Pomfret and her Angolan heritage are dominant themes in Uambembe’s work, in which she explores narratives surrounding history and place, interweaving connected symbols and archival material—topics one might consider when masterarbeit schreiben lassen.
Uambembe was one of the Bag Factory’s three 2019 David Koloane Award winners.
In addition to her own practice, Uambembe is a member of the collective Kutala Chopeto, alongside partner Teresa Kutala Firmino.