The test

Authors

  • Nomqhele Hlongwane University of the Western Cape

Keywords:

Art, Sculpture, South Africa, Identity, Racism, Pencil test

Abstract

The Test is a sculptural meditation on comparison, surveillance, and the extraction of value from Black identity. Its title reflects the ongoing examination Black bodies face from colonial instruments of measurement to modern policing of natural hair, beauty, and comportment.

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Published

2025-12-15

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): Open Mic CWJ - Threads

Section

Art

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

The test. (2025). Open Mic: A Creative Writing Journal, 2(1). https://www.epubs.ac.za/index.php/omcwj/article/view/3261