Francois Knoetze
Based in Cape Town, Francois KNOETZE is a performance artist, sculptor and filmmaker. He graduated from Rhodes University and Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town. He is known for his sculptural suits and experimental video art. In his work, Knoetze “retraces the life cycles of discarded objects and explores junctures between material and social histories”. He has had both solo and group exhibitions at venues such as Gallery MOMO, Dakar Biennale and ZKM. With Amy Louise Wilson, he founded Lo-Def Film Factory, a South African participatory community cinema initiative.
Filmography
(selection) Cape Mongo (2015, installation), Virtual Frontiers (2017, VR), The Subterranean Imprint Archive (2021, VR), Core Dump (2018–2019), The Rock Speaks (co-dir. 2024, short)
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Francois Knoetze op IFFR
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The Rock Speaks
Amy Louise Wilson, Francois Knoetze | 7' | South Africa | World premiere
The ecological degradation caused by the neo-colonial extraction of coveted Cobalt minerals. -
The Subterranean Imprint Archive
Francois Knoetze, Amy Louise Wilson | 15' | South Africa | World premiere
A memory palace full of deeply buried African history reveals itself in a Congolese uranium mine.