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In This Bridge Called Our Backs Artist Malaika Temba joins the threads of physical and emotional labor, crafting a series of textiles that speak to the essence of human resilience and creativity. Inspired by the colorful trucks and buses that she photographed hissing and puffing through the landscapes of Tanzania, Temba’s fiber works capture dualities of strength and delicacy, utility and beauty ubiquitous around the globe.

Created through a fusion of hand and jacquard weaving, digital embroidery, felting, sewing, and painting, Temba’s practice embodies the interplay of mass production and …