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Artist explores story of indentured Indians in sugar
Saturday Star
|September 06, 2025
A POIGNANT chapter of South African history will be illuminated this September as Zenaéca Singh, a visual artist graduating with her Master's in Fine Art from the University of Cape Town (UCT), dedicates her thesis to the often-overlooked stories of indentured Indians.
Singh’s work, set to debut on Wednesday, will spotlight the brutal reality that over 150 000 Indians faced when they migrated to Natal between 1860 and 1911 under the guise of better job opportunities within the sugar industry. Unfortunately, the dream of a prosperous life quickly degraded into a nightmare marked by draconian working conditions, paltry wages, and systemic injustices on the sugar estates.
Through her innovative approach to art, Singh aims to connect the cultural economy of sugar with the painful history of indenture. Using the medium of sugar in its various forms - both liquid and solid - she crafts a narrative that explores themes of colonialism, labour exploitation, and personal domesticity.
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