In 2015, Odirile Khune Motsiri was about to complete his studies in civil engineering at Tshwane University of Technology when he was confronted by a fact that has been staring at him for the longest time he could remember. He wanted to pursue a career in the visual arts. He felt that it would be a personal achievement if he could graduate with a fine arts qualification. However, yielding to that desire would mean carrying his own weight from there onwards. In the present interception Motsiri takes us through his journey to acquire formal credentials as a trained artist and to establish himself professionally as a practicing artist.

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Early Spring

01 September

© Mmutle Arthur Kgokong, 2022

Reference credits

+All images featured on this site have been used with permission of the artist and may not be re-used without consent of the artist. **Graphics for the blog post teaser poster is property of Mmutle Arthur Kgokong.

*Original photo of Odirile Khune Motsiri’s Intraparadox interview teaser taken by Odirile Khune Motsiri (2022)and has been used with permission of the artist.

++The audio version of this interview, encountered in version .ADIAIrieAmbientMix remains the property of Mmutle Arthur Kgokong except where his name appears alongside that of a featured artist/s or featured guest in the reference statement.

[I] remain grateful to the artist for allowing me the opportunity to probe through his life story in an attempt to make sense of him as a persona within the art world. Often we tend to forget that when a person candidly bears it all to us, it is because they have developed some kind of trust in us. They have decided to let us in into their lives through an indescribable invitation that starts and ends with trust. My respect remains maximum for the encounter.

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To reference this audio documentation please cite:

Kgokong, M.A. 2022. Intraparadox, Interview with Odirile Khune Morsiri. Laundry Day. PAM. 4 August 2022.ADIAIrieAmbientMix. Mmutleak.com-Intraparadox.

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