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A South African visual artist will undertake a residency in September–October 2026 at MuseumsQuartier Wien, creating performance art and installations informed by lunar cycles, ancestral memory, and ritual practices.
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Get matched →Chumani Ivukuvuku Mantanga is a multidimensional South African visual artist working across painting, glass, ceramics, writing, photography, and performance art. Their practice explores themes of memory, home, healing, history, and ancestry. They completed their Bachelor's Degree in Fine and Applied Arts at Tshwane University of Technology.
The work examines the fluid nature of the moon and its connection to ancient rituals and spiritual symbols, informed by the artist's grandmother's stories about lunar phases in Indigenous knowledge systems. Through performance, the artist aims to recreate silhouettes and shapes of the moon, reflecting on its transitions through time and space. The performance intertwines symbols, shadows, reflections, and lunar elements, with a significant moment depicting a woman carrying a baby while balancing firewood on her head. The narrative evolves through figurative bodies, abstract silhouettes, and seasonal reflections that mirror human experiences and ritual forms.
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