Dudziro: Interrogating the Visions of Religious Beliefs

This is a survey's Zimbabwe's contemporary art scene, as exhibited during the 55th Venice Biennale. This volume explores Zimbabwe's Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale - one of the world's most renowned festivals of contemporary art. The artists selected for the 2013 Zimbabwe Pavilion in Venice are Voti Thebe, Rashid Jogee, Virginia Chihota, Portia Zvavahera and Michele Mathison. Each of these artists brings with them a diverse interpretation of this year's theme DUDZIRO: Interrogating the visions of religious beliefs. DUDZIRO seeks to examine the metamorphosis of religious beliefs in Zimbabwean society and the impact this process has had on a society whose strength is founded on strong ancestral roots. The participating artists have made work taking an introspective journey within their own lives and what they know and understand of religion and translate it visually for the world to see and appreciate.