Danayi is a self-taught textile artist from Zimbabwe whose textile works are developed through an intuitive & contemplative process, with a focus on the sensory experience. She explores global and local traditional handcrafts to develop texturally rich textile.

Her textile work sit between that of the experimental & abstract with a regenerative design process rooted in textile waste reduction. Madondo's creative works engage with multi-disciplinary practices that take on an immersive storytelling approach that expand on archive & cultural preservation. Her textile and fashion works often amalgamate multidisciplinary art forms.

conception, gestation, and birth
"The process of weaving evokes the vicissitudes of life, growth, and maturity."

- Unknown

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“I have learned that each and every piece of cloth embodies the spirit, skill, and personal history of an individual weaver. . . . It ties together with an endless thread the emotional life of my people.”

- Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez