Posts Tagged ‘[TH] Women’
Claude Boucher & Patricio Tambala Mponyani – Creatures of the Land
Malawi – Dedza District – Mua Parish The East wall of the church is adorned with a broad wall painting in three distinct bands, which depict Creation as it inhabits air, land and lake. Here we see, betwixt two flowers, a snail, a hare, a woman with mortar and a man with axe and…
Read MoreIsmael Mulera – Mother & Child
Malawi – Dedza Diocese – Mua Parish – Parish Church It is appropriate that an image of Mother & Child should stand at the front of the church on the side where the women sit. At Mary’s feet rests a mtondo: the mortar for pounding maize, which represents the life of the household. It…
Read MoreClaude Boucher & Patricio Tambala Mponyani – Women’s Work
Malawi – Dedza Diocese – Mua Parish – Parish Church These wall paintings are applied to the side of the church where the women sit and evoke their world. This has a double effect: even though in the presence of God, the congregation does not feel too far removed from its usual setting, and…
Read MoreClaude Boucher & Joseph Kadzombe – The Visitation
Malawi – Dedza Diocese – Mua Parish – Parish Church This is Claude Boucher’s companion piece to Mary Help of Christians and is placed to the right of the West door. The Gospel account of the Visitation is brought to life in strong African colours and dress. Malawians, unlike so many in richer countries,…
Read MoreClaude Boucher & Joseph Kadzombe – Mary Help of Christians
Malawi – Dedza Diocese – Mua Parish – Parish Church The West door of the parish church is flanked by two frescoes in cement, which are the first of many that will appear on these pages. The one to the left depicts Mary Help of Christians, which is the dedication of the church and…
Read MoreThomas Mpira – Mother & Child
England – Oxfordshire – Drayton – St. Peter’s Church It seems appropriate to begin The Kungoni Weblog from Oxford on the morning of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, which is also New Year’s Day, with a Kungoni image of Our Lady which has found a home in the (Anglican) parish church of…
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