Frans Thoka

Frans Moshimanyana Thoka (known as Frans Thoka) was born in 1997 in Polokwane, Limpopo
Province, South Africa. He obtained his BA in Visual Art from the University of Johannesburg.
However, he regards himself as a self-taught artist. His work revolves around the concept of what is
humane; a belief in the shared and universal nature of our common humanity. Through his work, he
subverts inequality in ‘human’ interaction and reinforces the need for dignity and kindness. His
artistic approach is, in some way, trials and hardships of his upbringing. He uses prison and Basotho
blankets as key mediums, which emphasize the bare necessities available to the marginalized in
society, and reminds the onlooker of the reality of the marginalized.