DAY 3: A LECTURE BY OOM BOLO-KLIPTOWN PAST AND PRESENT

On Wednesday Bolo gave a very impressive lecture in his self made museum. He encouraged us to work together as artists within the community. He gave an overview of interesting insider events from the past 10 years in Kliptown, from before the monument square was built until today.

Bolo set up a presentation inside his museum

Old images from the early 90's in Kliptown. Left: the only white person living in Kliptown at the time when it was a black only area. Right: The main road to Johannesburg, which now runs exactly down the middle of the Walter Sisulu square monument.

The previous informal market, was a business hub of Soweto- renowned for offering the cheapest of wares since the 1950's. Anybody was allowed to trade. 

Children draw with chalk on the pavements of Kliptown. Right: you can see the mixed cultural groups living Kliptown- quite unique for Soweto area. Here you can see muslim, black and coloured children.