In this edition of Intraparadox, I talk to Oratile Papi Konopi on Banele Khoza’s present solo exhibition, 27, on at BKhz Studio, Rosebank, Johannesburg. Our conversation establishes the young curator’s academic training before leafing through the layers that envelopes the latest project he was involved in at BKhz Studio.
Entrance 
Foyer 
Sweep View 
Right Side Wall 
Corridor II 
Detail, Banelia (2021) Installation 
I Love You But I Want Different Problems 
Detail, I Love You But I Want Different Problems 
His Aura Will Tell You Everything 
Detail 1, His Aura Will Tell You Everything 
Detail 2, His Aura Will Tell You Everything 
Detail 3, His Aura Will Tell You Everything 
Detail 4., His Aura Will Tell You Everything 
Detail 5, His Aura Will Tell You Everything 
Detail 6, His Aura Will Tell You Everything 
What I Wish I Could Tell You 
Detail 1, What I Wish I Could Tell You 
Detail 2, What I Wish I Could Tell You 
Spring Will Find You Too 
Detail, Spring Will Find You Too 
I have Never Told Anyone About My First 
He Wanted To Have Me Without Protection
Soundtrack
The sound-clip playing at the beginning of this interview’s soundtrack is sampled from a song titled Nomaphupho by the psychedelically-inspiring artist Sibusile Xaba. Nomaphupho is part of an exposition grouped under the album name Open Letter to Adoniah (2016). Herein it is used with permission by the artist.
To cite this material
Kgokong, M.A. & Konopi, O.P. 2021. Intraparadox, Interview with Oratile Papi Konopi : 27th BKhz and Beyond. Mmutleak.com-Intraparadox. https://mmutleak.com/2021/03/16/27th-bkhz-and-beyond/
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