🌿 The Artist

Tariro Danny Serima’s work emerges from a lineage where stone is more than a medium, it is an ancestor, a teacher, and a witness.

Raised in the vibrant artistic landscape of Zimbabwe, Serima grew up surrounded by the rhythms of Shona sculpture: the sound of hammer against serpentine, the dust of centuries rising with each cut, and the quiet reverence with which master carvers approached their work. From his earliest years, he understood that carving was not simply the act of shaping material, but entering into a dialogue with something alive, a living presence beneath the surface.

As an apprentice, Serima trained under renowned carvers who taught him that technique is only the beginning. To carve well, one must learn to listen, to grain, to weight, to silence. Stone reveals its spirit only to those patient enough to wait for it, and wise enough not to impose themselves upon it.

This philosophy became his foundation:
the artist does not dominate the stone; he collaborates with it.

Years of apprenticeship deepened this understanding, especially under the guidance of Dr. Rujuwa, whose teachings emphasized that true artistry serves something greater than self-expression. Through their work together, Serima discovered that sculpture can be an act of devotion, a way of honoring ancestry, landscape, and the sacred intelligence of the earth itself.approach.