Durban — Approximately 15 life-size statues of Nelson Mandela in wax and bronze are on display at the Radisson Blu Hotel in uMhlanga.
World-renowned Durban-based artist Lungelo Gumede has masterfully created each line and curve in the statues.
Gumede said that the exhibition of the statues was originally planned to take place on International Nelson Mandela Day, but the exhibition coincided with the launch of a book by Durban-based author and photographer Kevin Joseph, titled Mandela in Focus.
He said the exhibition was supposed to be removed at the end of July but the reception from the public motivated him to leave it in place until the end of August.
“People are overwhelmed with the statues and are taking selfies and photographs which are being shared on an international platform,” Gumede said.
Gumede was born and raised in Ndwedwe, near Inanda, north of Durban, and shot to international fame through his works of art.
A trip to Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York forged a burning desire in him to showcase his African waxwork masterpieces.
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