🎭 Culture Apr 7, 2026 · Kate Mothes

Moffat Takadiwa’s Scrounged Sculptures Confront Africa’s ‘Colonial Hangover’

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Moffat Takadiwa’s Scrounged Sculptures Confront Africa’s ‘Colonial Hangover’
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When Moffat Takadiwa sees a pile of rubbish—old technology parts, personal care items, clothing—he doesn’t just see a bunch of junk. The Harare, Zimbabwe-based artist has spent the better part of two decades collecting thousands upon thousands of pieces of plastic and metals foraged from landfills near the city’s Mbare neighborhood, where heaps of electronic equipment waste, also known as e-waste, ends up in illicit dump sites. In his studio, vast collections of colorful objects are

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