Meet Methembe Hlelolwenkosi Molefe
Methembe Hlelolwenkosi Molefe, born in Bulawayo in 1995, is a printmaker who graduated from Artist Proof Studio in 2017, later completing an internship in its Silk-Screening Unit.
He works across etching, linocut, screen printing, charcoal, pencil and ink, and currently serves as a Silk-Screening Technician at Artist Proof Studio, collaborating with local and international artists.
His projects include mural paintings at Hollard, the 2017 IT Brainstorm Calendar and linocut interpretations of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals for the Africa Shared Value Summit. His practice explores migration, displacement, memory and identity, drawing on personal experiences of moving between countries and provinces.
Through maps, geographical references, African faces and colour, he examines belonging, adaptation and the emotional complexities of movement.