"This profound exhibition, titled after the Sesotho phrase for "stay in peace," simultaneously echoes with the ominous undertones of mispronunciation - a subtle reminder of how language can twist meanings, shifting from warmth to the haunting spectre of the tokoloshe, a mischievous entity rooted in Xhosa and Zulu folklore. Kganye's work continues to illuminate the complexities of our identities and histories, unveiling the unseen narratives that linger in language and form."
"Le Sale ka Kgotso is more than an exhibition; it is a life-sized, immersive encounter. Modelled after a Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) house - a government initiative born from the societal upheaval of post-apartheid South Africa - this installation embodies fragility and resilience. Curated by Marina Paulenka and coordinated by Jessica Jarl, the exhibition offers a spectral framework that invites reflection on the intricacies of home and belonging."
"Kganye's artistic practice merges photography, sculpture, scenography, and oral history, with each element woven into a tapestry that rejects nostalgia. Instead, it engages with the unresolved intricacies of the present, threading together the political, the uncanny, and the deeply personal. The installation's haunting aesthetic, crafted from aluminium and steel, blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction, employing familial memory to probe larger national myths."
Le Sale ka Kgotso is an immersive, life-sized installation modelled on a Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) house that interrogates home and belonging. The title invokes a Sesotho phrase meaning “stay in peace” while mispronunciation summons the tokoloshe from Xhosa and Zulu folklore, linking language to haunting meanings. The work combines photography, sculpture, scenography, and oral history, using aluminium and steel to blur fact and fiction. Curated by Marina Paulenka and coordinated by Jessica Jarl, the installation rejects nostalgia and stages five interconnected scenes that weave political, uncanny, and intergenerational narratives rooted in national memory.
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