Worshippers

Shepherd Ndudzo was born in Rusape, Zimbabwe and is now living in Gaberone, Botswana. His father taught him his initial sculptural techniques, now honed to new levels of mastery and imagination. He transforms ironwood (known for its dense, ungiving nature), quartz, marble and granite into objects of silken lustre. Ndudzo has participated in a variety of sculpture symposiums in the past decade. He has won awards producing the best sculptural piece in various countries. 

Ndudzo’s work explores and celebrates the female form in both playful and poetic pose. His inspiration is often drawn from his wife and daughters, but he also explores other interpersonal relationships, as well as more universal issues, such as the unfolding tragedy of migrants leaving their countries. The combination of marble and granite (sourced from Namibia and Zambia) with the rich patina of  ancient ironwood, all impenetrable substances, enriches the visual fluidity of the sculptural image. The contrast of dark wood with lighter stone surfaces, and their respective textured patterns allow light and shadow to play with the form, creating movement and energy, and defying the static nature of the materials.