Taking its title from the Latin phrase for ‘blank slate’, the solo exhibition Tabula Rasa explores a core pillar of empiricism. The body of work actively challenges the notion of ‘innate ideas’ - the belief that knowledge is hardwired into us from birth - positing instead that human identity is entirely sculpted by the friction of lived experience.
Mhlonishwa Zulu (b. 2002, South Africa) is a Cape Town-based artist with roots deeply entrenched in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Moving fluidly between surrealism and magical realism, the artist delves into the intersections of fantasy, faith and lived experience.