PAMELA PHATSIMO SUNSTRUM
b. 1980, BotswanaPamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s (b. 1980, Mochudi, Botswana) multidisciplinary work encompasses drawing and animation, and alludes to mythology, geology and theories on the nature of the universe. Her drawings–narrative landscapes that appear simultaneously futuristic and ancient–shift between representational and fantastical depictions of volcanic, subterranean, cosmological and precipitous landscapes.
Recent exhibitions and performances include: Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa; The Wiels, Brussels, Belgium (2019); Kunsthaus Zürich (2019); The Nest, The Hague (2019); Michaelis School for the Arts at the University of Cape Town (2018); Artpace, San Antonio, TX, USA (2018); The Phillips Museum of Arts, Lancaster (2018); Interlochen Centre for the Arts, Interlochen (2016); NMMU Bird Street Art Gallery, Port Elizabeth (2016); Tiwani Contemporary, London (2016); VANSA, Johannesburg (2015); Brundyn Gallery, Cape Town (2014); FRAC Pays de Loire, France (2013); the Havana Biennial (2012); and MoCADA, New York (2011).
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