Named after a type of African woven wood basket, Ukhamba, by artist and architect Germane Barnes is a ten-foot-tall circular structure with four arched entrances, built of curved wooden elements stacked in horizontal layers. Its construction invites visitors to walk inside and congregate but allows the surrounding plaza and urban landscape to remain visible through the structure.
Inspired by Barnes’s time working abroad in South Africa, as well as in Miami, Ukhamba reflects on the misappropriation of influences from the African continent by Western architecture. It comprises a pavilion that appears part basket, part traditional breeze wall found in tropical climates.
On view from November 12, 2023 through February 24, 2024
Age Appropriateness All ages
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