Mwamba Kapasa
a copper smelting town in Zambia's Copperbelt
Mwamba Kapasa, at the edge of his eighth decade, continues to serve as the unyielding guardian of dignity for those who have passed, in a town where copper smelters paint the sky gray. His mornings begin in the silent chill of the mortuary, enveloped in the meticulous rituals he has perfected over decades. With each repeated bite of his familiar lunch, Mwamba finds solace, a tangible tie to constancy in a world marked by the finite.
About
Obsession
The exact sound a house makes when everyone's asleep.
Voice
Cold floor beneath bare feet.
Artistic Medium
Found metal scraps from the smelter and mortuary.
Technique
Binding and riveting
Influences
The copper smelters of his town; the soft whispers of bereaved families; the haunting silence of nights.
Materials
Worn mechanical parts, mortuary tags, copper wire.
Scale
Small enough to sit in your palms.
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