Raburu preserves culture through visual arts

Raburu: 'Sometimes people do not believe me when I tell them that some of my artworks I get from my dreamers'
Raburu: 'Sometimes people do not believe me when I tell them that some of my artworks I get from my dreamers'

PALAPYE: Art is often a vehicle for social change. It allows people from different cultures and times to communicate with each other, be it in images, sounds and stories.

One driver of such a vehicle is 28-year-old Thato Raburu, who aspires to preserve heritage and culture through his visual arts.

Hailing from Tswapong in the small village of Majwaneng, Raburu said that he is inspired by everything that is from nature, environment and people to name but a few in telling a story of the past, present and future.

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