Giya Makondo-Wills: They Came From the Water While the World Watched
Giya Makondo-Wills: They Came From the Water While the World Watched
We are delighted to announce the opportunity to offer Pre-orders for Giya Makondo-Will’s forthcoming publication, They Came From the Water While the World Watched. The work is in development and will be completed this autumn, updates will follow. This will be a limited edition of 50 hand made and individually numbered books from the workshop based in Somerset.
This work depicts indigenous South African Ancestral belief and Christianity, in relation to missionary activity and the long term repercussions of the 19th century European colonial agenda. It discusses the attempted dismantling of Ancestral religion and its replacement with Christianity whilst considering documentary photography and the western gaze, and exploring the sanctity of keeping traditional beliefs alive and the adaptation to the world we know today.