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The art of transcende­nce

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us. We need to rise above and realise this war started with the simple power of thought and we can use that simple power to change it.

Love is the base. It is the foundation from which the art stems. It is first an inpouring and then an outpouring. You cannot give what you do not have. It starts with a deep self-love and acceptance of all I am and all I am becoming simultaneo­usly. Once I have filled up I am able to give. I speak to my spiritual self everyday through prayer and meditation.

Passion is emotion. Emotions are fleeting. Purpose is calling. There is no choice in the matter unless you make a cognitive choice to shut up your conscience. Your calling woos you everyday. It communicat­es to you through signs. It is your compass. It is the small voice that you simply cannot ignore. It is the reason you have been put here on Earth, distinct only to you. Social conditioni­ng programmes us to systemical­ly learn how to silence that voice. I do not quieten that voice. My purpose is my life’s calling and I would rather die than not follow it.

Purpose is not something you find, it’s something you are. It’s not something you look for. It’s something that comes to find you. I have realised that to live on purpose is to live in supreme peace. It is the only way to be truly successful. The work I produce is purpose-led and comes from my DNA. My prayer every day is to live in purpose and alignment with my calling — “shut every door not meant for me and open wide the ones that are’’.

 ??  ?? Rochelle ‘Rharha’ Nembhard (above) transforme­d in one of the many works she has produced with artist Lina Viktor and Petit Noir; and (left) Nembhard (wearing a Himba wig) and Lina Viktor carrying Dogon masks in their latest collaborat­ion
Rochelle ‘Rharha’ Nembhard (above) transforme­d in one of the many works she has produced with artist Lina Viktor and Petit Noir; and (left) Nembhard (wearing a Himba wig) and Lina Viktor carrying Dogon masks in their latest collaborat­ion

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