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Nicky Marais
Waiting for equality iv, Nicky Marais, Acrylic ink on cotton paper

2021

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Waiting for equality iv, 2021. Acrylic ink on 100% cotton paper. 560 x 760mm Nicky Marais is a Namibian artist, educator and activist who lives and works in Windhoek. Marais is well-known for her abstract artworks which draw on everyday life as well as the socio-political history of Namibia and icons from around the continent. Marais’ process is meditative and often involves coming back to a symbol or form over and over again. In December 2019 Marais made a work titled ‘Ten Thousand Crosses’ during a public performance in which the artist used hand-carved bottle corks to stamp almost six meters of paper. In this new series of artworks Marais makes use of the same motif once again highlighting the tangible results of violence against vulnerable population groups in Namibia. These crosses are both commemorative and reminiscent of a voter’s cross, a mark of self-volition. 2021 has seen increased activism in Namibia around LGBTQ+ rights with movements like Equal Namibia and #bringpaulaandmayahome. Marais has exhibited extensively in Namibia and abroad. In 2017, The National Art Gallery of Namibia hosted a solo exhibition by Marais, titled ‘Presence in Absence’. Marais exhibited as part of StArt Art Gallery's group exhibition 'Look-see' in 2018. She is recently retired from an eleven year posting as the Head of Department of Visual Arts at the College of the Arts in Windhoek.
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