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SIKHO MQUQU, CKHO CERAMIQUE

“NATURE and surrounding experiences inspire me, but I don’t aim to show that realistically in my artefacts. Rather, I choose a more abstract approach,” says Mthatha-born ceramicist Sikho Mququ, who creates his pieces from a studio in Cape Town, under the brand Ckho Ceramique.

“Looking at my work, you’d notice patterns showing a more organic texture, with endless scratch lines that don’t seem to have a beginning or end. That is more of a visual translation of our mixed emotional life experiences; the ups and downs, the good and bad.”

A creatively precocious child, Mququ spent much of his time building brick