Spirit in Stone: Women sculptors of Zimbabwe exhibited in Surrey

Experience this extraordinary collection of traditional and contemporary Shona stone sculptures, curated by resident artist Biggie Chikodzi and Oscar Powell, son of the owner and Sculpture Park curator2
Experience this extraordinary collection of traditional and contemporary Shona stone sculptures, curated by resident artist Biggie Chikodzi and Oscar Powell, son of the owner and Sculpture Park curator (Georgia Hase)

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Women sculptors working in the harsh rural landscapes of Zimbabwe will have their work showcased in Surrey this summer, in an exhibition aimed at funding clean water and shaded workspaces for their community.

Spirit in Stone, running from now until September 30 at The Sculpture Park in Churt, features traditional and contemporary Shona stone sculpture curated by Zimbabwean artist Biggie Chikodzi and park curator Oscar Powell.

More than sixty sculptors are represented, many of them women working at the Sanganai Sculpture Academy in Guruve. They create the beautiful works of art without studios, shelter or reliable access to water, carving outdoors in searing heat. Several of the artists are widows of sculptors who died young, while others are grandmothers raising children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Their work sustains households and entire communities, despite the absence of formal studios or training.