Unique piece of wearable artwork by Mutemwa Mukelebai, a Livingstone-based artist, carver and community scientist. He grinds glass from discarded television screens into lenses and has built Imwiko, Lubosi and Ikasuwa, working microscopes, from discarded and found objects. With no laboratory behind him, he has watched mosquitoes and the small life of our fresh waters.
Artist: Mutemwa Mukelabai
Material: Recycled brass
Process: Grinding, cutting and polishing
Short story:
Owl face from the owls series.
Size: 1.0 x 2.5 x 2.6 cm
Weight: 6g
Diameter (inner circle size): 2cm
Unique piece of wearable artwork by Mutemwa Mukelebai, a Livingstone-based artist, carver and community scientist. He grinds glass from discarded television screens into lenses and has built Imwiko, Lubosi and Ikasuwa, working microscopes, from discarded and found objects. With no laboratory behind him, he has watched mosquitoes and the small life of our fresh waters.
Artist: Mutemwa Mukelabai
Material: Recycled brass
Process: Grinding, cutting and polishing
Short story:
Owl face from the owls series.
Size: 1.0 x 2.5 x 2.6 cm
Weight: 6g
Diameter (inner circle size): 2cm
