BELINDA ZANGEWA

Born in 1973 in Malawi, Billie Zangewa lives and works in Johanesburg. She studied art at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. Her intimate universe is offered to the public in a bold and original way through her presence and some strong stories. She supplies works of her experience to create stories within her appetite for life and consciousness of the world. In her silk tapestries, Zangewa appears as a triumphant African aware of her roots and completely in tune with her environment.

For the exhibition HOLLANDAISE: a journey into an iconic fabric, Zangewa explored the use of language technology and textile in her environment as a way to navigate through the effects of economic globalization in South Africa. Her works made especially for this exhibition pays tribute to women imaginary figures used to represent collections of Vlisco.