For over a decade, Michele Mathison has been living and working on both sides of the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. His sculptures are a study on the value of common objects and how they have developed into the prevalent imagery and symbols of the region’s tumultuous times. By removing the utility from functional objects, Mathison is presenting the irony of their transformation into a symbolic guise. Examining the form and function of quotidian objects, Mathison builds geometric groups and visual fields. Considering how an individual piece relates to the whole, his work creates a narrative of the region’s collective concerns.