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The work of South African artist Mary Sibande tells the tale of her alter-ego Sophie, a domestic worker who finds refuge in dreams where she emancipates herself from the ghoulish realism of an ordinary existence, cleaning other people's homes.
Exploring the construction of identity within post-apartheid South Africa, Sibande's work probes the stereotypical contextualisation of the black female body.
Her work is on show in the French suburbs of Ivry-sur-Seine, Vitry-sur-Seine and Choisy-le-Roi until 28 January, with seven monumental photographic prints displayed on the streets – inspired by photographs from Long Live the Dead Queen, an exhibition in Johannesburg during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
