In Conversation · Entry Three · A Response

Malebogo Molokoane

Artist · North West, South Africa

In response to the question

"How has being from South Africa shaped the ways in which you think about your practice and experience the creative world?"

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Slide one — featuring Malebogo Molokoane, artist based in North West, South Africa, with the question on how being from South Africa has shaped her practice

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Slide two — 'Kgosi, Kgosigadi le Morongwa (King, Queen and Savant)', 2024, sand, fritz, glass, fused layers of glass and steel — on a culturally diverse upbringing, storytelling, indigenous games, and a complex social history shaping her work

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Slide three — 'Reconnecting', 2025, sand, fritz, glass, copper wire, enamel, mirror, metal and fused layers of glass — on childhood memories of play, indigenous games, and working with glass as tactile, participatory objects

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Slide four — 'Leeto la Motaki (The Journey of an Artist)', 2024, sandblasting, enamel paint and brass on glass — on experiencing creative spaces in France, Germany, the United States, and beyond, while keeping a South African identity at the centre

Words and artworks courtesy of Malebogo Molokoane.

Originally shared on @woven.garnet ↗

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