Lesiba is a South African multidisciplinary artist, researcher and fashion practitioner, who incorporates textiles and found objects with embodied experiences through performance and immersive digital technology to explore themes such as African masculinities and recently exploring African design through traditional ecological knowledge systems. Lesiba is also the Co-Founder and Creative Director of the African Fashion Research Institute. In 2023, AFRI launched the PanAfrican Research Residency – a cultural exchange programme for students and practitioners between Kwa-Zulu Natal and Kampala.
Lesiba was in residency at 32° East in May 2026 exploring the material culture of Eastern
Kampala.
