Musonga Mbogo - Out of the Box

31.07.25
Musonga Mbogo, a black man with locs, leans against a chair and is lit my multicoloured light.
Aired on 31.07.25, 12:00pm

Today, Matt is joined via Zoom by visual artist, Musonga Mbogo. Musonga is a visual artist based on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land in Canberra and his work is a unique blend of his Tanzanian and Zimbabwean roots and  Australian upbringing. 

Fresh off designing a stunning mural for Canberra Hospital, Musonga’s current solo exhibition, Awake Before the Porshes is open now at HAKE, HOUSE OF ART IN DEE WHY until Saturday August 9. We’re so excited to chat to Musonga about this collection, his creative process and so much more.

This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Awake Before the Porches

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Portrait of Musonga by Richmond Kobla

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