And we are back again listeners!
In this episode, David Krut sits down with our latest workshop intern, Letlotlo Komane to discuss her experience working at the David Krut Workshop, as her studies at Michaelis and plans for the future.
Letlotlo Komane is a Johannesburg-born visual multimedia artist currently based in Cape Town, South Africa, where they are completing their studies at Michaelis School of Fine Arts. Working across sculpture, photogrpahy, installation and
material experimentation, Komane’s practice explores themes of memory, identity, spirituality, loss and cultural inheritance.
Drawing from personal histories and cultural practices, their work investigates how materials can carry emotional, spiritual and political meaning. Through the use of concrete, calico fabrics, salt, archival imagery, ceramics and found objects,
Komane creates immersive works that reflects on Black womanhood, ancestral connection, safety, trauma, and healing. Their practice often navigates the tension between vulnerability and protection, using materiality as a language through
which personal and collective histories can be remembered and reimagined.
Komane’s work has been exhibited in group exhibitions, including Interwoven Defiance at Ramushu Art Gallery, where they presented a new iteration of their installation Ke Mo in honour of Women’s Day. Through their multidisciplinary approach, Komane seeks to create spaces that evoke intimacy, reflection, and connection while challenging inherited social and histroical narratives.
