Lewatle, 2022

Gallery 9, Norval Foundation

Bonolo Kavula: Lewatle evolves the themes explored in Kavula’s previous exhibitions. By referring to the ocean as a spiritual place – a place of cleansing, healing and ancestral connection – Kavula opens up new avenues for the reading of her work, both conceptually and visually. The ocean as a place rich with variations of colour, sound and movement (yet possessing stillness and quiet in places) as well as a place which is expansive, enveloping and unknown, encapsulates the dynamism and scale Kavula pushes in her exhibition at Norval Foundation. Kavula, who has mentioned that she does not prescribe meaning to her artworks, facilitates viewing experiences that allow for new interpretations of her work.