Kitso Lynn Lelliott
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Botswana |
| Name wey dem give am | Lynn |
| Family name | Kitso |
| Ein date of birth | 1985 |
| Place dem born am | Botswana |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
| Ein occupation | film director, artist |
| Educate for | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Award e receive | Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans |
| Described at URL | https://kunstaspekte.art/person/kitso-lynn-lelliott |
Kitso Lynn Lelliott (born c. 1985) be a Motswana filmmaker den multimedia artist wey base insyd Johannesburg.
Early life den education
[edit | edit source]Na dem born Kitso Lynn Lelliott insyd Botswana.[1] She graduate plus a bachelor's degree insyd fine art insyd 2006 den a master's insyd film den television insyd 2011 den a PhD from de University of the Witwatersrand ein School of Arts.[2][3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Ein instillation work dey include Alzire of Bayreuth (2015) for de Neues Schloss Bayreuth den Sankɔfa Hauntings, Ghosts of a Futures Past (2015) for Cape Coast Castle insyd Ghana.[4] Ein film The Tailored Suit (2011) be inspired by de short story "The Suit" (1963) by Can Themba, buh fe film dey foreground de experience of black women for response to Themba ein work.[5] E premier for de Tri-Continental Film Festival insyd South Africa insyd 2011.[2]
Na dem feature ein work for de 2015 Bamako Encounters African Biennale of Photography, de 2016 Kampala Art Biennial[6] den de 2018 LagosPhoto Festival.[7]
Awards den honors
[edit | edit source]Na dem name Kitso Lynn Lelliott to de 2014 list of de Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans.[2] Ein work Abénaa / Alzire / Dandara / Tsholofelo (working title) win Iwalewa Art Award insyd 2018 den de BestVisual Art insyd 2019 insyd de annual awards from de South African National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences.[8][9] Na dem award de 2024 Henrike Grohs Art Award by de Goethe-Institut. Na dem note am for ein for "its articulation of disobedience and disruption...the jury viewed it not as a final achievement but as a constant state of becoming—a metaphor for the artist herself. Kitso embodies a perpetual reinvention, eschewing the notion of a finished work in favour of one that exists and re-exists, signifying a continuous and evolving artistic journey."[10]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Beti Ellerson (2018). "African Women of the Screen as Cultural Producers: An Overview by Country". Black Camera. 10 (1): 245. doi:10.2979/blackcamera.10.1.17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2013" (PDF). Mail & Guardian. July 25–31, 2014.
- ↑ "PARSE". parsejournal.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ Said, Kitsolynnlelliott (2016-06-28). "In Conversation with Kitso Lynn Lelliott". I.U.B... (in English). Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ↑ Kitso Lynn Lelliott (2018). "The Tailored Suit: Re-Membering and Gendering Can Themba's "The Suit"". Black Camera. 9 (2): 256. doi:10.2979/blackcamera.9.2.17.
- ↑ "Narratives are everything for me". Contemporary And (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ↑ Staff Reporter (2018-10-19). "Creating harmony and melody through the lens". The Mail & Guardian (in English). Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ↑ Jones, Ladi'Sasha (2017-11-27). "#SeeSomeArt: 10 International Exhibitions by Black Women You Need to See". AYO Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ↑ "Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Awards 2019 winners announced". Sunday Times (South Africa). 18 March 2019.
- ↑ "Henrike Grohs Art Award". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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