Mbali
Dhlamini
Mbali Dhlamini: Exploring Spirituality and Decolonization Through Photography Mbali Dhlamini (born 1990) is a South African artist whose work centers on photography and time-based media, primarily investigating themes of spirituality and the complexities of postcolonial identity. Born in Soweto, Johannesburg, Dhlamini’s artistic journey began with …
A portrait built from Mbali Dhlamini's own colours
Every 2 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.