{"id":1869821,"date":"2026-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1869821"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:00:00","slug":"moffat-takadiwas-scrounged-sculptures-confront-africas-colonial-hangover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1869821","title":{"rendered":"Moffat Takadiwa\u2019s Scrounged Sculptures Confront Africa\u2019s \u2018Colonial Hangover\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"an abstract wall-installed artwork by Moffatt Takadiwa made from computer keyboard keys, combs, toothbrush heads, and metal pieces\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cMuchapihwa Korona\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, and metal button accessories, 55 7\/8 x 66 15\/16 inches. All images courtesy of the artist and Semiose, Paris, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Moffat Takadiwa\u2019s Scrounged Sculptures Confront Africa\u2019s \u2018Colonial Hangover\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T09:46:33-05:00\">April 7, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-social-issues\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/social-issues\/\" rel=\"tag\">Social Issues<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2Fmoffat-takadiwa-the-crown-sculptures-post-consumer-waste-africa%2F&amp;title=Moffat%20Takadiwa%27s%20Scrounged%20Sculptures%20Confront%20Africa%27s%20%26%238216%3BColonial%20Hangover%27\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"472509\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/moffattakadiwa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moffat Takadiwa<\/a> sees a pile of rubbish\u2014old technology parts, personal care items, clothing\u2014he doesn\u2019t just see a bunch of junk. The Harare, Zimbabwe-based artist has spent the better part of two decades collecting thousands upon thousands of pieces of plastic and metals foraged from landfills near the city\u2019s Mbare neighborhood, where heaps of electronic equipment waste, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronic_waste_in_Africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e-waste<\/a>, ends up in illicit dump sites. In his studio, vast collections of colorful objects are meticulously sorted into collections.<\/p>\n<p>Takadiwa is known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/moffat-takadiwa\">elaborate sculptures<\/a> made from what he describes as \u201ceveryday consumer residue\u201d\u2014discarded computer keyboard keys, toothbrush heads, plastic combs, buttons, and more. The colors, textures, and patina of wear and age produce patterns that it\u2019s tempting to describe as \u201corganic,\u201d even though the materials are the opposite.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-9-960x1440.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472509\" title=\"Detail of \u201cMuchapihwa Korona\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cMuchapihwa Korona\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cMuchapihwa Korona\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-9-960x1440.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of an abstract wall-installed artwork by Moffatt Takadiwa made from computer keyboard keys, combs, toothbrush heads, and metal pieces\" class=\"wp-image-472513\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cMuchapihwa Korona\u201d <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The artist\u2019s current solo exhibition, <em>The Crown!<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/semiose.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Semiose<\/a>, highlights the tension not only between visual harmony, consumer culture, and waste but also those of what curator Fernanda Brenner describes in the exhibition essay as \u201cthe tensions of Africa\u2019s post-colonial afterlife.\u201d Takadiwa describes it as the \u201ccolonial hangover.\u201d For instance, afro combs appear throughout the show, \u201crooted in African traditions and the colonial self-fashioning they forced,\u201d Brenner says. \u201cOnce tools for grooming and ritual, these combs now bear the weight of resistance and pride in Black political life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Takadiwa\u2019s compositions drape, tapestry-like, with repetitive patterns and textures that alternate between softness and brittleness. From the distance, the details of unique components blur into a fabric-like substrate, but upon closer inspection, nail polish brushes, caps, and keyboard keys in various states of aged yellowing emerge as individual tributes to overconsumption and excess. \u201cThe result is beautiful, which is where the trouble begins,\u201d Brenner writes. She continues: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If beauty could settle old scores, the art world would have solved more than it has\u2026Rearranging the materials does not erase their origins. If you have ever pressed \u2018delete\u2019 and believed the problem was gone, his work offers a quiet correction. Nothing disappears; it only travels, usually to places like Mbare, where Takadiwa opened his artist-run space in what used to be a colonial beer hall.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Crown! <\/em>continues through May 16 in Paris. See more on the artist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/moffattakadiwa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-3-960x1291.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472509\" title=\"\u201cCombed Hair\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, buttons, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 110 1\/4 x 61 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cCombed Hair\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, buttons, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 110 1\/4 x 61 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cCombed Hair\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, buttons, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 110 1\/4 x 61 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-3-960x1291.jpg\" alt=\"an abstract wall-installed artwork by Moffatt Takadiwa made from computer keyboard keys, combs, toothbrush heads, buttons, and pieces of nail polish applicators\" class=\"wp-image-472517\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cCombed Hair\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, buttons, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 110 1\/4 x 61 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-4-960x1118.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472509\" title=\"\u201cThe Crown (2)\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, and nail polish parts, 72 1\/16 x 55 1\/2 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThe Crown (2)\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, and nail polish parts, 72 1\/16 x 55 1\/2 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThe Crown (2)\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, and nail polish parts, 72 1\/16 x 55 1\/2 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-4-960x1118.jpg\" alt=\"an abstract wall-installed artwork by Moffatt Takadiwa made from computer keyboard keys, combs, toothbrush heads, and pieces of nail polish applicators\" class=\"wp-image-472518\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cThe Crown (2)\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, and nail polish parts, 72 1\/16 x 55 1\/2 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-7-960x640.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472509\" title=\"Detail of \u201cThe Crown (2)\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cThe Crown (2)\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cThe Crown (2)\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-7-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of an abstract wall-installed artwork by Moffatt Takadiwa made from computer keyboard keys, combs, toothbrush heads, and pieces of nail polish applicators\" class=\"wp-image-472511\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cThe Crown (2)\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-2-960x1274.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472509\" title=\"\u201cPink Nails\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 92 1\/2 x 59 13\/16 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cPink Nails\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 92 1\/2 x 59 13\/16 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cPink Nails\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 92 1\/2 x 59 13\/16 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-2-960x1274.jpg\" alt=\"an abstract wall-installed artwork by Moffatt Takadiwa made from computer keyboard keys, combs, toothbrush heads, and pieces of nail polish applicators\" class=\"wp-image-472516\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cPink Nails\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 92 1\/2 x 59 13\/16 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-8-960x640.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472509\" title=\"Detail of \u201cPink Nails\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cPink Nails\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cPink Nails\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-8-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of an abstract wall-installed artwork by Moffatt Takadiwa made from computer keyboard keys, combs, toothbrush heads, and pieces of nail polish applicators\" class=\"wp-image-472512\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cPink Nails\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-6-960x1014.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472509\" title=\"\u201cThe Consumer Portrait\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 59 1\/16 x 54 5\/16 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThe Consumer Portrait\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 59 1\/16 x 54 5\/16 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThe Consumer Portrait\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 59 1\/16 x 54 5\/16 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-6-960x1014.jpg\" alt=\"an abstract wall-installed artwork by Moffatt Takadiwa made from computer keyboard keys, combs, toothbrush heads, and pieces of nail polish applicators\" class=\"wp-image-472510\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cThe Consumer Portrait\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 59 1\/16 x 54 5\/16 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-1-960x1181.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472509\" title=\"\u201cDaily Reflections\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 70 7\/8 x 45 11\/16 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDaily Reflections\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 70 7\/8 x 45 11\/16 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDaily Reflections\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 70 7\/8 x 45 11\/16 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-1-960x1181.jpg\" alt=\"an abstract wall-installed artwork by Moffatt Takadiwa made from computer keyboard keys, combs, toothbrush heads, and pieces of nail polish applicators\" class=\"wp-image-472515\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDaily Reflections\u201d (2026), keyboard keys, plastic toothbrush heads, combs, and nail polish parts, 70 7\/8 x 45 11\/16 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-10-960x1440.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472509\" title=\"Detail of \u201cDaily Reflections\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cDaily Reflections\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cDaily Reflections\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/takadiwa-10-960x1440.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of an abstract wall-installed artwork by Moffatt Takadiwa made from computer keyboard keys, combs, toothbrush heads, and pieces of nail polish applicators\" class=\"wp-image-472514\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cDaily Reflections\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"after-entry\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"After Entry\">\n<section id=\"block-16\" class=\"widget widget_block widget_text\">\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:#88caf0\" 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