Francois Knoetze is a South African interdisciplinary artist whose work explores themes of waste, consumption, and material culture. Knoetze received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rhodes University in 2012 and his master of Fine Arts degree from Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town in 2015. Knoetze’s work has been presented in numerous exhibitions around the world, including the Dakar Biennale in Senegal (2018), Het Nieuwe Instituut Rotterdam (2022), Centre Pompidou Paris (2019), Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (2018-9) and the Lubumbashi Biennale (2019) as well as the 12th Seoul Mediacity Biennale THIS TOO, IS A MAP. He has also been the recipient of several awards and residencies, including the Digital Earth Fellowship and the Mozilla Creative Media Award and the 2023 SeMA-HANA Media Art Award.
SMB13 pre-Biennale STAION - IMAGE COMMUNITY (2024), SMB12 THIS TOO, IS A MAP (2023) Artist
SMB12 (2023) THIS TOO, IS A MAP Postcards (45) Contributor
