slide 1 - constant personal struggles
‘2 - some good news
‘3 - a chat with mother (shortly before hospital)
‘4 - more good news, bigger and better good news
‘5 - learning about self, my surroundings and ultimately forgiveness
‘6 - a note to self
a huge thank you to mandlakazi zilwa, the driemanskap trio, uct, peter clarke art centre and to all the collaborators. thank you for recognising me.
camagwini, ndibamba ngaz’bini, makwande 🕯️ 🕯️
today would have been your 51st birthday wawa 💔
absolutely no words that can express how deeply wounded i have been since you passed. but i think through making art, can make the pain, somewhat tolerable? or a bit overtime?
last year this time the twins and i prepared a small birthday celebration and as we sang for you. mentally, i couldn’t stop imagining and planning the first ever, big birthday i would have had for you today. the universe had it’s own plans, unfortunately. all along it was our very last time celebrating your birthday with you.
after your funeral i had not been ready to return to the city, not ready to face the world without you, and didn’t want make art. needed a pause….
but, after a few months and some self reflection, i remembered you knew i dedicated my life to art and you have always been my number one supporter from the beginning. i now know by making art is how i choose to keep you alive inside me.
you the one who always told me if i do what makes me happy, makes you happy. 😊
i’m aware of all your (our) dreams and those you couldn’t achieve. i will make all those dreams come through for us wawa.
i also know you are worried about the twins, please don’t!!
i will take care of them to the best i can, and take care of my fathers kids too.
camagu ke madlamini 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️
rest softly my older sister, my friend, my heart, literally my everything. you’ll always be in my heart.
phumla wawa wam ❤️
ndicela undiphe amandla, undivulele iindlela zindixakayo
i told you i’d be here for you from the beginning- right through to the very end. and I did just that.
the day before your departure, i had so much hope and was certain that i would fight with you, as you always did for me. but the universe had it’s own plans.
i want you to rest in beautiful peace wawa, thank you for everything and for being both my mom and dad.
camagu 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️
Into endiyazi ngokuqinisekileyo Kwa NTU, umzali wakho akaphelel kulo ukzalayo qha.
The difference between me and this man, is time and everything that comes with time. ❤️
