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.
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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




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




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


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