Landing Triptych (Gold, Hand-finished)

Using gymnastic performance as an allegory for artistic practice, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi underpins elegant, architectural compositions with a pointed redress of place, performance and the politicisation...

Using gymnastic performance as an allegory for artistic practice, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi underpins elegant, architectural compositions with a pointed redress of place, performance and the politicisation of bodies.

Arranged to form one continuous composition, Landing unites the abstract and figurative elements of the artist's practice. Realised in a refined palette of pink, blue and damson, her emblematic gymnast is featured alongside two seated spectators. The central panel is hand-finished by the artist in gold ink, making each set unique.

"I have been thinking about landings as a metaphor for my own relationship with my work. So much depends on the landing. A successful landing - elegant, stable, safe - is possible only through balance: physical, mental, emotional. In this work, the gymnast has an ankle injury. She is vulnerable. Yet she presses through the pain to compete."

The triptych's central panel is also available to order as a standalone print.

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Edition details
Dimensions
Unframed: 40cm x 40cm
Framed: 45cm x 45cm x 3cm
Framing
Triptychs can be ordered with each panel individually framed (3 frames in total) in matte white, painted wooden frames fitted with UV plexiglass for protection.
Medium
3 hand-pulled screenprints, with the left panel made up of 12 colours, central 10 and right 3, each sized 40cm x 40cm and printed on Archival 100% Cotton Hahnemuhle Bright White 300gsm paper.
Finishing
Central panel hand-finished by the artist in gold ink.
Release date
December 10, 2021
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