Lebohang Kganye
Shadows of Re-Memory

Shadows of Re-Memory

© 2021 Lebohang Kganye

Shadows of Re-Memory
Shadows of Re-Memory
ArtistSouth African, born 1990
CultureSouth African
Titles
  • Shadows of Re-Memory
Date2021
MediumSingle-channel animation, sound
Dimensions2 minutes, 33 seconds
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Henry Nias Foundation
Object number2022.290
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
Exposé

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Department
Photography
Description


Lebohang Kganye’s video was inspired by her visit to the Owl House, created by outsider artist Helen Martins, in Nieu Bethesda, South Africa. The house and land are decorated with fields of ground glass and more than 300 handmade statues of owls, camels, peacocks, pyramids, and people. Villagers there told Kganye elaborate tales about Martins, which she re-created as silhouette cut-outs, each tale playing out as a different scene.



ProvenanceThe artist; [RoseGallery, Santa Monica, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.

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