Troy Makaza

Troy Makaza’s surreal works woven from painted silicone strings inhabit the space between painting and sculpture. Threadlike spider webs of hair, accented with bands and braids of brightly colored silicone, are part of Makaza’s broader examination of the fluid and in-flux relationships between the sexes in contemporary Zimbabwe. The twisted strands bound together build powerful metaphors for social and intimate spaces, where traditional roles are no longer assured and liberal attitudes don’t always belong.