Transformation Figures
Just like their European counterparts the pubescent Zambian Kunda girls also have a scary wild animal in the psyche of folklore.
A wild animal attacking and eating a girl in the forest is an ancient theme of the Zambian matrilineal Kunda girl’s coming-of-age ceremonies and rituals. Instead of a wolf as in Little Red Riding Hood, the Kunda women have a leopard – an ancient symbol also portrayed in the rock art.
Following. Red Riding Hood series. 170 x 140 cm. Oil, tar and lime on canvas. (2013)
Red Riding Hood. Herder-in-the-rain. Oil, tar and lime on canvas 170 x 140 cm. (2014)
Transformation Figure. Oil, tar and lime on canvas. 114 x200 cm. (2014)
Transformation Figure 2. Oil, tar and lime on canvas. 114 x200 cm. (2014)