Lee
Mokobe

Awardee

Country

South Africa

Lee Mokobe advocates for racial justice through their photography.
Themes
Racial justice
Indigenous rights
Gender equality
Reexamining history
Disciplines
Artistic Research
Film
Performance
Photography
Other(s)
Awards
SEED Award 2021

Profile

Lee Mokobe is a South African multimedia artist. They have a bachelor’s degree in Motion Picture and are the youngest TED Fellow, 6x TED Speaker, 3x writer/contributor and Brave New Voices Champion in 2015. Mokobe is the founder of Vocal Revolutionaries, a nonprofit that teaches digital media and social justice to township youth, creating the world’s next leaders and artists. Their work is focused on anthropological research and queer African stories.