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Murmuration

Murmuration

Vulindlela Nyoni and Francé Beyers

2014

Kom Sit

Murmuration | Murmuration | Undumzelo

The bird is used as symbol of both their heritages – the raven (Beyers) and the sparrow (Nyoni) to illustrate how seemingly opposite individuals – white/black, male/female, Worcester/Zimbabwe – can celebrate what they share and find energy and inspiration from one another. Unity and strength are created in the circular design depicting the murmuration of birds. In nature the spectacle of thousands of starlings flocking together can leave one spellbound as they move as one, cooperating, communicating instinctively without a murmur.


Die voëlvorm word as simbool van albei se erfenis gebruik – die raaf (Beyers) en die mossie (Nyoni) om te illustreer hoe skynbaar teenoorgestelde individue – wit/swart, manlike/vroulik, Worcester/Zimbabwe – kan vier wat hulle in gemeen het en energie en inspirasie van mekaar put. Eenheid en krag word geskep in die sirkelvormige ontwerp wat ‘n trop voëls suggereer. In die natuur kan die skouspel van duisende spreeus wat saamstroom, wat saamwerk en instinktief sonder ‘n geluid kommunikeer, ‘n mens betower.


Intaka isetyenziswa njengomqondiso wamafa abo emveli –ihlungulu (Beyers) kunye nonondlwana (Nyoni) ukubonisa indlela abantu abakhangeleka behlukene – abamhlophe/abantsundu, indoda/ibhinqa, iWorcester/iZimbabwe – banganakho ukukhumbula oko babelana ngako ze bazuze amandla nempembelelo omnye komnye. Ubumbano namandla lubonakaliswe kuyilo olusisangqa olubonisa undumzelo lweentaka. Kwindalo umboniso wamawaka amasomi ahlangene kunye ungakushiya uthe khamnqe njengoko eshukuma yaye ehamba kunye ngokwento enye, esebenzisana, enxulumana ngokubonakalayo kungekho kudumzela.

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