Lesego Seoketsa at the Makwande Art Residency in France, 2022
In dressing her expressionist characters with striking, larger-than-life accessories, she confronted the dogma of modesty and the patriarchal policing of women’s self-expression through dress. It was also an ode to the township women she grew up admiring, who despite unimaginable challenges, asserted their inherent dignity and identity through personal style.
Lesego Seoketsa ( b . 1995 , based in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in South Africa. She was raised in Kwa-Thema, a township in the east of Johannesburg and currently resides in a town called Springs. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion degree from LISOF.
Her practice consists mainly of photography, collage and painting, and she uses a variety of media such as acrylic paint, oil paint, charcoal, chalk pastel and digital photography.
Her practice consists mainly of photography, collage and painting, and she uses a variety of media such as acrylic paint, oil paint, charcoal, chalk pastel and digital photography.