In this podcast, I sit down with Fumani Maluleke whose solo exhibition at Everard Read’s Circa Gallery, in autum this year, saw him exploit the grass mat as a vehicle to narrate pastoral scenes. Although 2024 has been a busy year for the artist thus far, my interest in this interception was to map out his formative years whilist growing up in the village of Thomo, Limpopo. The listener will come to appreciate references to his training at the Artist Proof Studio and later at Tshwane North College. It is my hope that in our next encounter we will pick up on his formal training once more and reflect on his art and the exhibitions he has held to date.   

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Spring

22 October

© Mmutle Arthur Kgokong, 2024

Reference credits

*All images featured on this podcast have been used with permission of the artist and may not be re-used without consent of the artist. **Images featured in this blogpost were taken by Tintswalo Maluleke ***Graphics for this blog post teaser poster were done by Mmutle Arthur Kgokong.

+The audio version of this interview, encountered in version .IrieAmbient1 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.

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To reference this audio documentation please cite:

Kgokong, M.A. 2024. Intraparadox, Interview with Fumani Maluleke. The Emergent Scroll. 30 August 2024. Mmutleak.com-Intraparadox.

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