Bonolo Kavula

Interested in cultural, colonial, and historical themes, Bonolo Kavula creates intricate minimalist objects using textile, paper cutouts, and thread. Her works consist of geometric systems of connected tiny, punched circles of Shweshwe fabric or paper. By using printed dyed cotton fabric, common in traditional Southern African clothing, to create abstract imagery, Kavula challenges traditional representations of her culture. Some of her works are made with punched elements from South African magazines. Kavula collects issues featuring black women on the cover, deconstructing and reconstructing the pages to reveal their content in a new abstract dimension.

Exhibitions at the gallery:

Eric Butcher, Valérie Jolly, Bonolo Kavula,  2024, Brussels (group show)

Tearing, Punching, Squeezing, Drilling, 2024 (group show)