Sibusiso Mbhele and His Fish Helicopter

Art by Air, Land, Sea & Eye South African sculptor Sibusiso Mbhele lived in a life-size, fish-shaped helicopter that he made himself, and earned a living in his small rural town by making scrap-metal sculptures of airplanes and other vehicles, until his jealous neighbors destroyed his home and had him jailed. Sibusiso Mbhele and His Fish Helicopter, a photo book by South African photographer and filmmaker Koto Bolofo that accompanies his documentary film of the same name, offers a look at Mbhele's enormous, painstakingly crafted, whimsical sculptures. The color and black-and-white photos capture not only the art works but the surrounding community and Mbhele himself who has since been forced to relocate in various stages of his life. Also included are a few reproductions of Mbhele's drawings and paintings. (June)