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Ollia Horton

Emotional abstracts recount Zimbabwe’s struggles and strength

"Monsoon Daydream", a painting by Zimbabwean artist Gillian Rosselli, part of the "After the Rain" series shown at the "Also Known as Africa" art and design fair in Paris in October 2024. © Gillian Rosselli / THK Gallery

Zimbabwe’s dramatic landscapes and enduring struggles resonate in Gillian Rosselli’s abstract paintings, which reveal her homeland’s resilience amid drought, poverty and environmental decline. Rosselli has made her European debut this year with two major exhibitions – at the Zimbabwe pavilion in the Venice Biennale and at the “Also Known as Africa” (AKAA) art fair in Paris.

Rosselli is one of these discreet, soft-spoken artists who prefers to let her artworks do the talking.

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