{"product_id":"inyoka-yobhedu","title":"Inyoka Yobhedu","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"comp-kggatw52\" class=\"BaOVQ8 tz5f0K comp-kggatw52 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003eAnchored in the layered context of South Africa and the notion of identity, the work of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/art21.org\/artist\/nicholas-hlobo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eNicholas Hlobo\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(*1975, Cape Town, South Africa; lives and works in Johannesburg) deals with issues of gender, sexuality, spirituality, and ethnicity. His oeuvres span from works on canvas and paper to sculptures and performances, and employ found objects and materials such as leather, rubber, ribbons, bronze and copper. Copper – a natural conductor of electricity – is considered by the artist a ‘conduit’ between different states of being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003eOn the occasion of his solo exhibition at CCA Tel Aviv, his first solo presentation in Israel, Hlobo presents\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInyoka Yobhedu\u003c\/strong\u003e, a site-specific installation consisting of intertwined copper pipes with bronze serpent heads and inspired by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nehushtan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eNehushtan [נְחֻשְׁתָּן‎]\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. First described in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Book_of_Numbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eBook of Numbers\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, Nehushtan was a bronze serpent on a pole, which Moses created following God’s command so that the Israelites could gaze at it and heal from the bites of the serpents, previously sent to punish them for speaking against God and Moses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003eHlobo titles his works in his native language,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xhosa_language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eisiXhosa\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand not English, which is more dominant in the field of art\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSuch a decision generates an intermediate space, where things get lost in translation – a fertile ground for innumerable occurrences and possibilities which allow for the imaginative, the intangible, the dreamful, the emotional, and the intuitive to reveal themselves outside of the orderly structure of language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003eSince being introduced to Christianity, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xhosa_people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eXhosa\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epeople experienced being between two spiritual practices – Xhosa’s ancestral tradition and Christianity. In this context,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInyoka Yobhedu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emight suggest a link between the liminal condition of the Xhosa people and that of the Israelites at the time of the Exodus. Furthermore, the story of the Israelites, their deliverance from slavery and the journey back home to a promised land evokes the transition of South Africa from apartheid to democracy, the collective historical trauma of both nations and the complex relationship between Israel and South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003ePresent in numerous religions, the snake has a controversial presence: on the one hand, it represents the devil, temptation and deceit; on the other, it is associated with healing powers and, due to its phallic shape, with sexuality and androgyny. In the Xhosa tradition, the serpent appears in the uMajola totem, which is highly revered and whose role is to visit the homes of newborn babies, bringing fortune and good luck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInyoka Yobhedu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseems to exist at the crossroads of different cultures and identities, an object capable of transforming dialectic forces into the energy of rebirth and transformation, asking the viewer to play an active role while being in the space and experiencing it. In line with Hlobo’s works – which always preserve the spirit of the creative act and trigger tactile feelings –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInyoka Yobhedu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edemands a direct engagement. Its copper tubes spreading in the space materialize immeasurable and a-temporal fluxes of energetic and spiritual forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e“Nicholas Hlobo: Inyoka Yobhedu” is guest-curated by Tamar Dresdner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003eThe exhibition is accompanied by printed matter in Hebrew, Arabic and English and exhibition tours in Hebrew on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cca.org.il\/event-en\/exhibition-tour-%7C-nicholas-hlobo%3A-inyoka-yobhedu----\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eNovember 27\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cca.org.il\/event-en\/exhibition-tour-%7C-nicholas-hlobo%3A-inyoka-yobhedu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eJanuary 1\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cca.org.il\/event-en\/exhibition-tour-%7C-nicholas-hlobo%3A-inyoka-yobhedu-%2F-reuven-israel%3A-f.l.o.o.r.-%2F-shezad-dawood%3A-leviathan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eArabic\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon December 4, in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cca.org.il\/event-en\/exhibition-tour-%7C-nicholas-hlobo%3A-inyoka-yobhedu-%2F-reuven-israel%3A-f.l.o.o.r.-------\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eEnglish\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon December 18, in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cca.org.il\/event-en\/exhibition-tour-%7C-nicholas-hlobo%3A-inyoka-yobhedu-%2F-reuven-israel%3A-f.l.o.o.r.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eRussian\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon December 25, and a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cca.org.il\/event-en\/lecture-%7C-leviathan-and-nehushtan-in-philosophy-and-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eLecture\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Prof. Moshe Zuckermann on November 18.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e“Nicholas Hlobo: Inyoka Yobhedu” is supported by Wendy Fisher and the Kirsh Foundation and by the artist’s representing galleries –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lehmannmaupin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eLehmann Maupin\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lehmannmaupin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eNew York \/ Hong Kong \/ Seoul \/ London and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodman-gallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eGoodman Gallery\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodman-gallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eJohannesburg \/ Cape Town \/ London; additional support is provided by the Ekard Collection, Chami and Lazar Fruchter, and Carmel and Eran Ilan; hospitality provided by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/outset.org.uk\/chapter\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eOutset Contemporary Art Fund\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e1-4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInyoka Yobhedu\u003c\/strong\u003e, 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003eCopper, bronze, installation view at CCA Tel Aviv-Yafo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003ePhoto: Eyal Agivayev\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"comp-kggatw5c\" class=\"BaOVQ8 tz5f0K comp-kggatw5c wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nicholas Hlobo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45146942046362,"sku":"11628","price":400.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0350\/5704\/1545\/files\/2bi7f1nLcm0TWQTV9K5FSJww-UAXsDV4OflDQRuvIe8.jpg?v=1744288491","url":"https:\/\/store.a4arts.org\/en-us\/products\/inyoka-yobhedu","provider":"A4 Arts Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}