Visual artist Lebohang Motaung has turned hairstyling and braiding into art.
“My work has been received very well by the public. Everyone has a hair story and they relate to my work. My work is very unique and a lot of people are surprised and amazed because it’s actually something they have never seen before.”
While studying at Vaal University of Technology , Motaung juggled her studies with styling and braiding fellow students’ hair. “I would occasionally come back from class and find one of the students waiting for me to plait their hair, but it was not enough to see it in someone’s head. I wanted to see it in large-scale artworks, where people can stand in front of it and look at it.”
Her work has seen her fly the South African flag in America and she had a solo booth at Johannesburg’s Turbine Art Fair in 2018. Motaung is currently doing a residency programme with The Project Space, a Johannesburg-based cultural platform that aims to empower young African female artists. She is being mentored by artist Benon Lutaaya.
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