Bokang Motshabi
Bokang "JPEG" Motshabi isPhotographer and artist born and bred in Bloemfontein FreeState.
Bokang's interest to photography was discovered in 2015, when they were only 16yrs old.Their work is a visual representation of who they are and what their purpose is in the world. They were a finalist for the New Breed Art Competition based in Bloemfontein and their work was amongst 51 works which were exhibited at Oliewenhuis Art Museum in theFree State.
"My work is in me for me to tell stories about myself in all aspects of myself. I use myself as a muse and not only me, but I also extend the use of my socioeconomic background to portray stories of who I am and where I am from. I do not have a definite word to describe what I do, but I do know that my work is more led by spirit than it is by the body. Today I could work on a series that's just based on me and tomorrow I could take a walk in my "Kasi" and document the lives of the people around me. That madala (old man) who sells veggies at the local corner or that little kid playing football outside his yard is not there for me to document only, but to also share their story. I speak through my art and it speaks through me"
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