Andile Dyalvane是南非最重要的陶瓷艺术家之一，1978年出生于东开普省Qobo-Qobo附近的一个小村庄Ngobozana。在与科萨祖先深厚精神联系的指导下，Andile Dyalvane复杂的大型陶瓷艺术品是一种隐喻性的容器，他试图通过它来尊重他的文化传统，并分享他的治愈之旅。

Andile Dyalvane is one of South Africa's foremost ceramic artists, born in 1978 in Ngobozana, a small village near Qobo-Qobo in the Eastern Cape. Guided by a deep spiritual connection to his Xhosa ancestors, Dyalvane's complex, large-scale ceramic artworks are a metaphorical vessel through which he seeks to honour his cultural traditions and share his journey of healing.

Andile Dyalvane为自己是南非人而感到自豪，这一点在他的每一次工作中都得到了体现。通过他的艺术，他能够参与并回应他的文化遗产。具体来说，粘土为Andile Dyalvane提供了创造美观又实用的作品的机会。在陶艺家Andile Dyalvane的手中，泥土被雕刻成令人回味的容器，反映了人类与土地之间存在的联系。

Andile Dyalvane is proud of being South African and this is something that is reflected in his work at each and every opportunity. Through his art, he is able to engage and respond to his cultural heritage. Specifically, clay offers Dyalvane the opportunity to create pieces that are both beautiful and functional. In ceramist Andile Dyalvane’s hands, that earth is sculpted into evocative vessels that reflect the connections that exist between humans and the land.    

深入参与文化背景和本土陶瓷传统是Andile Dyalvane职业生涯的基础。他的石制器皿高度从30厘米到1.3米不等，他借鉴了科萨人的传统，讲述了各种各样的故事。它们是充满意义的符号。受科萨文化遗产深厚的精神纽带驱使，这位南非艺术家将他的大型作品作为文化保护、庆祝甚至与祖先交流的媒介。正如他所说，“艺术是一座桥梁，连接世界上支离破碎的事物。”

A deep involvement with cultural context and vernacular ceramic traditions has underpinned Andile’s career. With his stoneware vessels, which range from 30 centimetres to 1.3 metres tall, he draws upon his Xhosa heritage and tells all manner of narratives. They are symbols imbued with meaning. Driven by a deep spiritual bond to his Xhosa heritage, the South African artist approaches his large-scale pieces as mediums for cultural preservation, celebration, and even communing with ancestors. As he says,“Art is a bridge to join what is fragmented or separated in the world.”