▁S ear le ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁util izing ▁her ▁own ▁body ▁in ▁her ▁pieces ▁to ▁highlight ▁her ▁own ▁bod ily ▁ag ency ▁and ▁to ▁construct ▁and ▁de construct ▁ident ities ▁around ▁race ▁and ▁gender . ▁Sp ices ▁are ▁a ▁common ▁mot if ▁in ▁her ▁work . ▁ ▁Her ▁series ▁Col our ▁Me ▁is ▁a ▁body ▁of ▁work ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁out lines ▁or ▁ad orn s ▁her ▁body ▁with ▁different ▁colored ▁sp ices ▁and ▁creates ▁life ▁size ▁or ▁larger ▁than ▁life ▁digital ▁prints . ▁The ▁colored ▁sp ices ▁all ude ▁to ▁the ▁ra cial ▁class ifications ▁im posed ▁under ▁apart heid , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁both ▁sp ices ▁and ▁slaves ▁during ▁colonial ▁reg imes . ▁Many ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁Col our ▁Me ▁series ▁also ▁feature ▁meas uring ▁tools , ▁sign ifying ▁the ▁colonial , ▁pseud os cient ific ▁gaz e ▁on ▁black ▁bodies . ▁ ▁Her ▁work ▁de als ▁with ▁South ▁African ▁History , ▁the ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁one ' s ▁own ▁skin ▁color , ▁and ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁body ▁as ▁a ▁comm od ity ; ▁the ▁confront ational ▁power ▁of ▁that ▁same ▁body ▁in ▁which ▁so ▁many ▁myth s , ▁des ires , ▁and ▁necess ities ▁res ide . ▁ ▁Awards ▁UN ES CO / A IC A ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁C airo ▁B ienn ale ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁Minister ▁of ▁Culture ▁prize ▁at ▁the ▁Dak ’ art ▁B ienn