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Mary Sibande's Stunning Revisioning Of Domestic Workers

This South African artist-sculptor's alter-ego character, Sophie, is based on three generations of female domestic workers in her family. From that inspired root, she explodes traditional images of domestic service.


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Mary Sibande - The professional website of one of South Africa's leading contemporary artists. Most of the images in today's post come from the Works gallery. Explore to see more of her work. Keep in mind that the images you see here are 3D life size works! Click on any of today's images to learn more about them. Learn more about Ms. Sibande's work and her character, Sophie, here.








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