Yo me pongo unos colores y listo

Nontsikelelo 'Lolo' Veleko es sudafricano. Nació en Ciudad del Cabo, pero vine en Johannesburgo. No sólo toma estas fotos, grafitea y mezcla todo, sino que habla tres idiomas que a los pocos habitués de Blojeans dejarían con la boca abierta (de mudez) : xhosa, zulu y sotho. Bueno, esto y toda la info sobre él está más abajo en inglés. El asunto es que ¿no es la pinta de esa foto una llena de actitud?

(Nontsikelelo ‘Lolo’ Veleko explores issues relating to mixed marriages in South Africa’s post-Apartheid society. “How black is not black enough” is the key question and also the title of a series of works just finished in which the artist opposes allegedly typical features of being black and of being white. The idea for this project came about when she was reproached for not walking, dressing, and eating like a black woman. By naming stereotypes and drawing up a list of opposites, Veleko challenges a number of preconceived notions. Says the artist when referring to the rationale of her work: “As I grew up I heard of inter-marriages amongst South African people and I’m personally part of that history. My tribe consists of three cultures and I’m able to speak three languages easily (Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho). My tribe comes from amaXhosa, which is like a big umbrella of all the others including mine, which is called amaHlubi. There is very little known of this tribe and South African history books fall behind on securing information on amaHlubi. (...) I always wonder how cultures were started. This is my interest in inter-marriages, which result in new cultures.” Taken from the catalogue MTN new contemporaries 2003) .