Inside Africa

In southwestern Zimbabwe, art has been a language for millennia. Scattered across the towering hills are cave paintings dating back over 13,000 years. Today, in the rural villages of the Matobos, another vibrant tradition thrives; house painting. A seasonal tradition has now become an annual competition rewarding the winners of My Beautiful Home, which has not only helped preserve an ancestral tradition and improve local women's livelihoods, but has now inspired spin-outs in the world of modern art, interior design, and fashion.