Phendulwa is an emerging mixed media digital collage artist whose work explores personal and collective identity through self-portraiture, archival references, and digitally-constructed compositions. Rooted in her Hlubi ancestry—one of South Africa’s oldest tribes—her practice reflects a deep engagement with underrepresented South African histories. Her debut body of work is informed by research into cultural memory, erasure, and reclamation, merging photography, painting, and collage to create emotionally layered visual narratives. With a background in fashion and visual culture, Phendulwa brings a cross-disciplinary sensitivity to her artmaking. She is also the founder of Unlabelled Magazine, a platform that explores contemporary African identity grounded in historical knowledge and heritage.
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Phendulwa is an emerging mixed media digital collage artist whose work explores personal and collective identity through self-portraiture, archival references, and digitally-constructed compositions. Rooted in her Hlubi ancestry—one of South Africa’s oldest tribes—her practice reflects a deep engagement with underrepresented South African histories. Her debut body of work is informed by research into cultural memory, erasure, and reclamation, merging photography, painting, and collage to create emotionally layered visual narratives. With a background in fashion and visual culture, Phendulwa brings a cross-disciplinary sensitivity to her artmaking. She is also the founder of Unlabelled Magazine, a platform that explores contemporary African identity grounded in historical knowledge and heritage.
