Plastic Kraal at ICTAF 2025

Plastic Kraal is an imaginary farm created in the legacy of Mothepa’s lineage, the grandmother and great-great-grandmother of the artist, Cow Mash. The farm imagines Black female ownership of ecological wisdom through mythical species of plant and land. The three-part installation of a greenhouse farm, an aerial view of farmland and cows, and a plant library of multiple plant species. Elements of the farm speak to the complexities of access to land and indigenous knowledge in suburban communities as the artist uses materialistic consumer objects to build her farm. Cow paints a thin line between the utopia of ownership, legacy, Indigenous knowledge, world-creating and the dystopia of consumerism and capitalism separating people from Indigenous ecological wisdom and sustainability.

Cow Mash Stork Commission

Today sees Stork’s foray into the world of contemporary art with its commissioning of local artist Cow Mash (Kgaogelo Mothepa Mashilo) to produce an edible artwork, made from their newly launched modified butter spread, Stork Country Blend.

Cow Mash – who is known for her preference for working exclusively in black and white – accepted the challenge and unveiled the sculpture at an intimate exhibition for attendees to see and get a first taste of this marvelous artwork.

Also featured on:
Bona, GoodThingsGuy, Blazon Magazine, The Media Online, SA Creatives and IceKream.

Congratulations to Mellaney Roberts

A huge congratulations to Mellaney Roberts for being awarded the 2024 Luxembourg Art Prize. Her ceramic sculpture series, Abide With Me, was selected in December 2024. This incredible artistic achievement is only awarded to the most deserving artists. The museum's selection committee congratulates the artist and encourages them to continue in their endeavors. We applaud Mellaney for her hard work and devotion to her art.

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