Kangas are a sarong-like fabric worn in East Africa. In addition to a general motif, each kanga is inscribed with an adage. In this video, two women engage in a silent duel, using kangas … Read More
Kangas are a sarong-like fabric worn in East Africa. In addition to a general motif, each kanga is inscribed with an adage. In this video, two women engage in a silent duel, using kangas as a communicative device. The women are surrounded by suspended kangas. One of the women selects a kanga and wraps it around herself. A subtitle reproduces the kangas caption on screen. The other person retorts by selecting another kanga and wearing it. Each offers her rebuttal by adding a new layer of fabric onto her body and becomes increasingly voluminous until the last kanga is seized. Wrapped in layers of fabric and utterance the two have become forms of a linguistic jostle.
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