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Bernice Mannie
ICT IN APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Diploma

University of Mpumalanga

Graduates: 2021

Specialisms: Design for Social Good / Digital Arts / Digital / Visual Comm / Film

My location: Johannesburg, South Africa

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University of Mpumalanga

Bernice Mannie

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First Name: Bernice

Last Name: Mannie

University / College: University of Mpumalanga

Course / Program: ICT IN APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Diploma

Graduates: 2021

Specialisms: Design for Social Good / Digital Arts / Digital / Visual Comm / Film

My Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

About

Bernice Mannie artist, poet, philosopher and visual communicator from Nelspruit, South Africa. She describes herself as a hyper-romantic social ape that is passionate about the creation, discovery and dominance of the human condition.The young artist sees herself as living in the abstract wildlife of her existence and resists anything that dehumanises her melanin identity. The narrative of her work is inspired by the relationships she has with people and the intercultural dialogues which exists within these relationships. Mannie describes her work as incredibly mystical and purely focuses on the similarities of human nature. Mannie is currently completing her Diploma in ICT and App Development at the University of Mpumalanga. Some of her projects include the digital series \"YOU CAN\'T HAVE YOUR ART BACK\", which is inspired by African masks, ancestral blood and black royalty. Her most celebrated project is \'Talk Like A Painting, a poetry book written by the young artist and self-published in April 2019.

I have been sitting with some of the "Soultraits" for a while and decided to do some experimental motion graphics to attract NFT art collectors and galleries. The work is inspired by the spirit of intimacy, reiki healing, meditations, journaling, dreams, and intuition. The journey started while my grandmother was alive and I have not had the inspiration to c