Leeto la Monna Journey of a man

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.

‘Leeto La Monna’ (Sepedi) means journey of a man. On the work Leeto La Monna (Journey of a man) (2025), I used ticket that I used to commute to work, from May to October. Consequently, referring to the journey of traveling and the overall journey of life as a man. The style of joining the tickets through knitting allude to working and traveling. The background of the work (Leeto La Monna (Journey of a man) (2025)), is the representation of the road.