TED Talks
Sethembile Msezane: Living sculptures that stand for history's truths
TV-PG
2017 • E190 Sep 14, 2017 15mIn the century-old statues that occupy Cape Town, Sethembile Mzesane didn't see anything that looked like her own reality. So she became a living sculpture herself, standing for hours on end in public spaces dressed in symbolic costumes, to reclaim the city and its public spaces for her community. In this powerful, tour-de-force talk, she shares the stories and motivation behind her mesmerizing performance art.
