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MELA-9 On-going Series 

 

 

MELA-9 is an ongoing study of African expressions of form and functionality through craft and design. The series stems from the artist's understanding of archiving as a tool, from which to extract knowledge and imagined realities. Responding to objects extracted from Museum archives, where context, function or even spirituality are often erased; Southgate-Smith engages with these objects through instinct and play. Whilst treating each as a vessel guiding her/them through a pre-colonial landscape whilst, projecting us towards multiple futures.

 

 

Please contact the studio directly for more information on the series - sales@divinesouthgatesmith.com

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Past, is mourning (sculpture)

available on pre-order 

material: Pine 

colours: Red

Edition of 5 + 3 Artist’s Proofs                 

32cm x 23cm x 15cm

AKPE (stool)

available on pre-order

material: Pine

colours: Black, Natural, Waxed 

Edition of 5 + 3 Artist’s Proofs                          

53cm x 49cm x 59.1cm

seating height 42.5cm

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YOOO (table)

available on pre-order 

material: Pine 

colours: Yellow, Jade, Natural 

Edition of 5 + 3 Artist’s Proofs                          

300cm x 80cm x 74cm

with extensions 450cm

Together at last (sculpture)

available on pre-order

material: Pine 

colours: Blue 

Edition of 5 + 3 Artist’s Proofs                          

39cm x 20cm x 12cm

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MORPH (love seat)

available on pre-order 

material: Pine 

colours: Black, Jade, Red 

Edition of 5 + 3 Artist’s Proofs                          

118cm x 80cm x 75cm

seating height 50cm

Land of my peoples (sculpture)

available on pre-order

material: Pine  

colours: Green 

Edition of 5 + 3 Artist’s Proofs                         

26cm x 29cm x 15cm

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MANGOTI (stool)

available on pre-order 

material: Pine 

colours: Black, Yellow, White 

Edition of 5 + 3 Artist’s Proofs 

                        

70cm x 41cm x 47cm

seating height 39cm

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