Kalabante adjusts to capturing amidst the pandemic
Friday, February 26, 2021
Through portrait photography, Kalabante is able to tell peopleu00e2u20acu2122s stories PIC: KissedBytheGods
Kevin Kalabante, a creative commonly known as KissedBytheGods is a visual artist who makes stories through digital art. The Mahalapye-born and raised artist aims to create art through the use of various media like photography and videography.
He told Arts & Culture in an interview that COVID-19 has had a huge impact. He said for instance, when lockdown was declared, it restricted movement and this meant that photo shoots could not take place and there were no events for one to cover.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...