Anecdotes of That Which Is So Visible It Cannot Be Seen.
On the Supranatural in Andrew Tshabangu’s Work.
“The legend states that after about a decade abroad, Afo-a-kom took upon itself the right to escape the prison of the museum and return to Cameroon on foot. One would imagine it would have walked on or swam across the Atlantic Ocean to get back home. Variations of the same story say it came by plane.”
Photograph by Evan Schneider, 1974
Andrew Tshabangu, Rearview Mirror from the City in Transition series, 2004, archival print, 120cmx84cm
Andrew Tshabangu
Brazier – Joubert, Park II, 1994
Archival print, 120cmx84cm
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Andrew Tshabangu
Township – Reflection, 1994
Archival print, 120cmx84cm
Andrew Tshabangu
Blessing of a Woman
from the series Bridges, 1999
Andrew Tshabangu
Portrait of a Young Thwasa
from the series Bridges, 2008
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Andrew Tshabangu
Shembe Church Elders
from the series Bridges, 1999
Digital Companion
An Ongoing- Offcoming Tale by Bonventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung