Reaboletse's soothing art
Friday, May 05, 2023 | 200 Views |
He says he has realised that his art brings smile to sad faces, as such he uses it to change how people feel about themselves at any particular moment.
Born in 1998 at Moiyabana village, Reaboletse says he specialises in drawing but is currently learning how to paint. In an interview with Arts & Culture, the talented young man said he normally uses colour pencils to draw.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...