Dineo Seshee Raisibe Bopape

While preparing the exhibition, Dineo Seshee Raisibe Bopape spent time on the Frantsila organic herbfarm in Hämeenkyrö, Finland, learning about healing herbal plants, local traditions and nature. The installation turns the gallery into a built landscape.

In her practice Bopape often uses natural materials such as clay, soil, ash and plants, from which she creates site-specific installations. Alongside natural materials, the artist employs video, sound and neon lights in the exhibition in Kiasma.

The female condition often plays an important role in Bopape’s work as the source of life and renewal. Bopape’s work stems from personal experiences of her native South Africa and its history, which transcends national boundaries. 

Dineo Seshee Raisibe Bopape (b. 1981, Polokwane, South Africa) lives in Johannesburg. She has recently had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (2023) and Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan (2022). 

Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma

6.10.2023-–25.2.2024

Tue-Fri 10.00–20.30

Sat 10.00–18.00

Sun 10.00–17.00

Admission fee 20/12€, under 18 yrs free entry