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(Archive) Roho ya Afrika - African Spirit

Cindy used the art of Repoussé aka repujado to encapsulate the Giraffe in metal.

This project was part of DDW 2021
Roho ya Afrika - African Spirit — © Cindy Knox

Cindy has encapsulated her giraffe in a metal that is one of South Africa's top 10 exported metal materials, Aluminium with the aid of copper and brass to deliver diversity in materials used.

Roho ya Afrika - African Spirit

The encapsulation is done to try and immortalise the animal and signify the value of wildlife and, show how precious and extraordinary life really is. She uses the Giraffes body to tell a story of the beauty of South African patterns, daily life, animal life, nature reserves and parks. The material used to build this Giraffe is recyclable and will dissolve in time like real-life animals, shows you how quickly it can all disappear.

Currently, their population numbers have declined by 40% in the last 30 years. There are 4 distinct species of Giraffes: Northern Giraffe, Southern Giraffe, Masai Giraffe and Reticulated Giraffe. Soon they will only be seen mounted or to be studied.

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