Reflect on the Goat Woman

The artist’s themes are often associated with cultural practices such as ceremonies that mark the rites of passage. References include the slaughtering of a goat. We see a hybrid form – the head of a goat (it has a positive meaning) and the breasts of a young girl - signifying the rites of a girl being initiated as a woman.

Dink oor die Bokvrou

Die kunstenaar se temas hou dikwels verband met kulturele gebruike soos die plegtighede wat deurgangsrites kenmerk. Daar word bv. verwys na die slag van ‘n bok. Ons sien ‘n kruising – die kop van ‘n bok (dit het ‘n positiewe betekenis) en die borste van ‘n jong meisie – dit dui op die inisiasie van meisie na ‘n vrou.

Qwalasela Umfazi Bhokwe

Izihloko zomzobi zisoloko zisayanyaniswa nemiba yenkcubeko efana nemicimbi ethile ebonisa ukudlula kwelinye inqanaba lobomi ungene kwesinye. Izakathisi ziquka ukuxhelwa kwebhokhwe. Sibona umxube –intloko yebhokhwe (inentsingiselo entle) amabele entombazana – aluphawu lokudlula kwinqanaba lobuntombi ukuya kwelobufazi.