Everard Read Johannesburg presents: Teresa Kutala Firmino - Olondavi Viotembo (The Keepers of Time)
Rosemary for mental clarity, turmeric for glowing skin and cinnamon to stoke the fires of lust. Taking herbal tinctures for vitality is an age-old practice, and one, no less popular in a world of TikTok health gurus and wellness empires. The knowledge of these herbs, and other ways to help and comfort the sick, have been disseminated amongst the women in Teresa Kutala Firmino’s family for decades. “My mother has healing hands, it’s just an inherent ability”, the acclaimed artist says, by way of illustration, on a topic that is the fulcrum of her latest body of work.
Through a combination of p...