Sep 6, 2026 · 12 min · 9 segments
For the final episode of Pagecast at the 2026 Open Book Festival, Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane is joined by Athi-Patra Ruga. Athi-Patra Ruga is a South African multidisciplinary artist whose work explores…
Athi-Patra RugaGuest
Letlhogonolo MokgoroaneHostAnd we have been at the Open Book Festival having an absolutely wonderful time speaking to people that we love.
And I'm personally excited for this conversation because I get to speak to Ati.
Ati is a South African artist whose research-led practice spans performance, film, tapestry, stained glass sculptures, printmaking and installations, exploring archive spirituality, colonial histories and speculative world building.
In 2020, he co-founded Victories of the Word with Curator Anelisa, a non-profit art and research organization dedicated to reimagining South African knowledge systems through artistic research, archival practice, and public programming, including the support of the historic Lovedale Press in Alice, Eastern Cape.
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And we have been at the Open Book Festival having an absolutely wonderful time speaking to people that we love.
And I'm personally excited for this conversation because I get to speak to Ati.
Ati is a South African artist whose research-led practice spans performance, film, tapestry, stained glass sculptures, printmaking and installations, exploring archive spirituality, colonial histories and speculative world building.
In 2020, he co-founded Victories of the Word with Curator Anelisa, a non-profit art and research organization dedicated to reimagining South African knowledge systems through artistic research, archival practice, and public programming, including the support of the historic Lovedale Press in Alice, Eastern Cape.
