Paul MahekeAncestral Muse V, 2023
Acrylic pencil on aluminum panel
45 x 75 cm


Maheke’s exploration of the ancestral muse, seeks to highlight questions about history, visibility and representation. While creating the suite of drawings of which ‘Ancestral Muse V’ forms, Maheke returned to his early education in etching, expanding on themes such as the different forms of interconnectedness and entanglement, which he explored in touring institutional shows at Galerie Rudolfinum (2023) and Kunsthalle Bratislava (2022).