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Interested in cultural exchange since childhood, German artist Marion Boehm spent 10 years traveling the world while working for Lufthansa before moving to South Africa with her husband and two daughters in 2010. Living in Johannesburg and teaching art at her children’s school, she took drawing lessons with the celebrated South African artist Kay Hassan, who introduced her to the local places that inspired him, including Bolo’s community center in Kliptown.
Traveling with a black friend to the Soweto township, Boehm had a life-changing experience. Stopping at Bolo’s place, a gathering …