What emotions do you want "Manipulated
Image" to evoke in your viewers? What emotions
does the exhibition evoke in you?
I think the idea is to incite people into seeing
these manipulations and lead their focus to them. I
have placed the emphasis on the process and mak-
ing it physically visible on the canvas. I want the
viewer to have a thought process questioning how
someone would create this piece—to get a glimpse
of how the digital age is so much a part of creating
artwork these days. I don't think people always
know about the digital processes artists use, I think
I want to embrace that. I don't think I am trying to
focus on trying to convey a particular feeling in my
work, I suppose that just happens naturally.
You've gained international recognition and
have been heralded as one of South Africa's most
talented creators. How do you define success as
an artist?
Defining success as an artist is for me probably
the fact that I can keep creating work and make a
living from that. I don't really know what success
might mean for an artist, there are various degrees
of that. But I think if I just keep doing what I am
doing, I will be happy.
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