Nandipha Mntambo

Nandipha Mntambo (born 1982) is a South African artist who is known for her sculptures, videos and photographs that focus on human female body and identity by using natural, organic materials. Her art style has been self described as eclectic and androgynous. She is best known for her cowhide sculptures that connects the human form to nature.

Quotes

 * Working in cowhide and being a black female in South Africa comes with a whole lot of baggage.
 * I think that's one thing we don't allow ourselves: the time to think there's this fear that you need to be rushing.
 * When I first started working, before people knew my name, there was an assumption that I had to be a man because of the material and the few number of female sculptors at the time.
 * “My work was never meant to be a direct exploration of the African Female body. I just happen to be African and female and use my body in my art making process.”