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From Lungelo’s Reflections
Lungelo sees his work as “a commentary on our broken
relationship with water.” In his words: “The human
figure depicts cracked, parched land and the light that
shines through the cracks reflects the hope that I
gleaned from my participation in the Tributaries Project
Sea-to-Source pilgrimage. It speaks to a journey of
becoming more aware of our impact and the necessity
of taking responsibility and taking corrective measures
in the way we approach our relationship with water,
and water itself, especially in our water scarce region of
the world. It represents the immense tensions that are
evident within humanity’s relationship with water. It
shows how everything we are is made of it, how human
existence is dependent on it and submerged in it, yet
we are responsible for so much that degrades and
destroys this precious element. The sooner we come to
the realisation that we are water the better.”
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