Inspiration
When the Work Looks Back
Artists like to believe we are the ones doing the looking. We stand before blank canvases, empty pages, untouched clay, glowing screens—deciding where meaning should begin, convincing ourselves that intention alone is enough. We call ourselves observers, architects, originators. We talk about vision as if it arrives fully formed, waiting patiently for our hands to catch up.
By LUNA EDITH3 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
The third card in A Modern African Tarot deepens the journey begun by O FOOL and I MAGICIAN. Where the Fool steps into possibility and the Magician channels intention, the High Priestess turns inward—toward silence, intuition, and ancestral knowing. She is the guardian of mystery, the voice between worlds, and the embodiment of spiritual depth.
By Vongani Bandi3 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
The second card in A Modern African Tarot continues the journey begun by O FOOL. Where the Fool walks forward into layered realities, I MAGICIAN stands still—anchored, intentional, and aware of his tools. This card reimagines the traditional Magician archetype through the lens of African intellect, spiritual agency, and modern mastery.
By Vongani Bandi3 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
Tarot has always been more than cards—it’s a mirror, a guide, a way to tell our stories. For centuries, the decks most people know—like the Rider Waite Smith—have been built on European imagery and symbolism. Castles, knights, biblical archetypes… powerful in their context, but distant for those of us whose roots and rhythms are African. These images speak to a worldview shaped by medieval Europe, but they often feel foreign when held in African hands.
By Vongani Bandi3 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
This card marks the beginning of a powerful journey—a series of African-themed Major Arcana reimaginings that will culminate in the final card: The World. Each card in this series is designed to reflect modern African life, symbolism, and spirit, offering a fresh lens through which to explore timeless archetypes. We begin, as all journeys do, with O FOOL.
By Vongani Bandi3 months ago in Art
The Unnamed: Chronicles of a Faceless Journey
There is a VHS tape somewhere in my mind, dusty and forgotten, labeled simply "LIFE." It sits among relics I cannot name—fragments of bone, the architecture of a ribcage, remnants of what once was. I have been thinking about this tape recently, wondering if anyone would bother to play it. Wondering what they would find if they did.
By Prompted Beauty3 months ago in Art
The Woman Who Became a Mirror
In the history of performance art, few moments have struck the human conscience as sharply as what unfolded in a modest gallery in Naples in 1974. It was an experiment that involved no words, no movement, and no stage—only a woman, a table of seventy-two objects, and the unpredictable landscape of the human soul. To this day, Marina Abramović’s Rhythm 0 remains one of the most disturbing, enlightening, and unforgettable explorations of human behavior ever witnessed.
By Ikram Ullah3 months ago in Art
Laghami Church in Svaneti
If you are not familiar with the history of Christianity in Svaneti, Georgia, you would not guess this building is a church. It looks more like a very old house, with no distinct Georgian church dome or bell tower. The only thing suggesting it’s a religious structure is the cross on its roof and the cemetery on its grounds.
By Lana V Lynx3 months ago in Art
