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Home ground advantage: Award-winning sculptor Kelebogile Marope has found that the home setting can inspire a creative spark. Photos: Supplied
ART

Kelebogile Marope sees the stories we leave

Kelebogile Marope, the 2026 FNB Art Prize winner, shares her disbelief and profound insights into her art practice. From Botswana, she discusses her work which excavates memory…

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7 min read
Interpretation: Instead of offering fixed meanings, Bronwyn Katz creates space for conversation between the artwork, the material and the person standing before it. Photo: Supplied
SOUTH AFRICAN ART

Bronwyn Katz digs beneath the surface to uncover stories held by the land

Bronwyn Katz, the 2026 Standard Bank Young Artist for Visual Arts, creates sculptures and installations that delve into ancestral memory, the history of Kimberley, and the quiet…

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6 min read
Pearl Thusi is an ever-evolving creative force stepping into a powerful musical rebirth where her sound becomes a picture and her story finds new voice. Photo: Supplied
AFRICAN STORYTELLING

Pearl Thusi: A daughter’s offering

A cinematic Afrosoul offering, Sodwa captures Pearl Thusi’s journey into music through nostalgia, collaboration and deep emotional clarity

  • Lesego Chepape
7 min read