Wouna le Roux
Enroot: Moss, 2024
Fabric, thread, yarn, wire 1300x900x200mm
Migrants often find themselves on the border of, and in-between countries, cultures, languages. This work symbolises the attempt to reintegrate, put down roots, even though the migrant is always 'en route'.
Wouna le Roux
Threaded Deception, 2023
Fabric, yarn, thread, batting, cardboard, sheep skin, tea bags, rope. 3000x1500x500mm
The work refers to the white painted faces that are sometimes present during the rites of passage of certain cultures. Masks serve as a disguise, a protective layer but also represent the symbolic death and concealment during a transformational phase.
Wouna le Roux
Dolossus, 2023
Fabric, thread, yarn, cardboard 3000x2000x2000mm
Dolossus is a metaphor for transformation and in-between states. It refers to the Greek spirit of trickery characterised by cunningness and shape-shifting. The term 'dolos' also refers to concrete blocks used as a wave-breaker barrier between land and sea. In Afrikaans 'dolos' also references the knuckle bones of goat and sheep that are used during tribal divinations.
