Mani Kambo is a multidisciplinary Artist based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
She explores the inner spirit by drawing on her own personal totemic symbols, influenced by her upbringing in a household filled with superstition, prayer and religious ceremony. Textile, fabric dying and printmaking is rooted in Kambos family history within the caste system.
She focuses on objects, routines and rituals distilled from both the everyday and mythology. Through layering and editing images together, she collages narratives and weaves dreamscapes.
Exhibition view: Hinterlands (2022)
From left to right:
- Equilibrium, 2022, black cotton with white paint, 255 x 100 cm
- Crest, 2020, black cotton with white paint, 56 x 155 cm
- MK Sigil, 2020, black cotton with white paint, 57 x 85 cm
- Crest 2, 2020, black cotton with white paint, 60 x 155 cm
- Pathways, 2022, black cotton with white paint, 255 x 100 cm
All works Mani Kambo, exhibited for Hinterlands, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK (2022).
Photo: Rob Harris
The Bridge, and Ceremony (2022)
From top to bottom:
- The Bridge, Mani Kambo, 2021; off-white canvas, black cotton thread; 30 x 30 cm
- Ceremony, Mani Kambo, 2021; black cotton fabric, white cotton fabric, 30 x 30 cm