Bobotse ba Monna ke Potla The beauty of a man it is his pocket

The current collection is motivated by the African proverb. Famously known in Sepedi ‘Monna Ke Nku O Llela Teng’, which can be translated as ‘a man is a sheep, he cries silently’. The collection looks at the accepted role of a man as a ‘provider’.

The collection reminds that there is much to this role of a ‘provider’. The role means that one is always at presser of getting money regardless of the unspoken hardships involved the process. Furthermore this role leaves a man to be regarded as useless, irresponsible and voiceless, if he cannot provide. With the current collection I explore with my stories as a man or as the artist in the journey of accessing income. The journey that involves long trips with public transport, hard-labours, servitude, hustle and more. Moreover the titles of the collection are drawn from powerful idioms and proverbs.

‘Bobotse Ba Monna ke Potla’ is an idiom noted in Sepedi here which translate as ‘the beauty of a man it is his pocket’. Furthermore, the idiom indirectly deems broke men as useless, irresponsible, voiceless and unfit to have partners. As Bobotse Ba Monna ke Potla (The beauty of a man it is his pocket) (2025), include inscriptions such ‘pop’, ‘6-5’ and ‘6-1’ which means success and money. Therefore I point that there is always a presser on a man to be success and powerful to gain relevance in the society. In addition Bobotse Ba Monna ke Potla (The beauty of a man it is his pocket) (2025), communicate with the dice language to point that gambling and risky jobs are at times accepted by men to remain responsible. The work further indirectly suggests that men are only loved under the condition that they provide.