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Open in the appCreators united by their raw relationship with matter, by the expression of their universe in black colour and their love for texture. Silhouette forgers, Reinata Sadimba and Tiemar Tegene engrave, carve, and mold their figures until they come alive. A life breathed into being… Creators united by their raw relationship with matter, by the expression of their universe in black colour and their love for texture. Silhouette forgers, Reinata Sadimba and Tiemar Tegene engrave, carve, and mold their figures until they come alive. A life breathed into being through texture rather than backgrounds. A life written in the feminine. They study phases of existence, or the emotions their subjects traverse: love, grief, or discord. The cosmos and its beings are at the heart of their creation. Centered on the human, Sadimba's universe has a broad lexicon of positions; while through the imprint of textures and patterns, Tegene gives her works a material depth and an almost telluric force. The two artists also share a taste for greys and blacks. These are the only colours Sadimba allows herself to give her ceramics beyond natural terracotta, and she does so through the use of minerals: lime and graphite. As for the place community holds for both artists, it is significant. Tegene privileges emotions with which the spectator can identify such as grief, while Sadimba creates collective scenes. For Tegene, individual experience is an entry point toward a more universal experience: the figures represented evoke emotional states that anyone can recognize. For Sadimba, by contrast, community manifests itself directly through the presence of groups, bodies or heads brought together and scenes that highlight relationships between individuals.