Ronald Muchatuta explores rhythm, memory and sound in new solo exhibition, Revisiting.

Sensory fragments like sounds and smells activate memory patterns thatreconnect us with people, places and histories long after the moment haspassed. It is in this space between recollection and experience thatZimbabwean-born Cape Town-based artist Ronald Muchatuta's latest solo exhibition, ‘Revisiting’, takes shape.

Presented at HUB Gallery, the exhibition includes a series of interactive mosaic and soundtrack artworks constructed from beads, thread and found materials. The works are embedded with a QR code that, when scanned, activates an online sound piece shaped through AI-assisted composition by the artist, and informed by African rhythmic traditions, electronic music, and improvisational structures.

Reflecting on the exhibition, the artist describes the works as: ‘Neither archive nor invention, but a conversation between memory and possibility.’ This statement captures the central tension within Revisiting. While the objects are tactile and labour-intensive, rooted in material traditions and hand-making(including mosaic and found objects, such as traditional baskets and masks),the soundtrack compositions introduce a contemporary layer of interpretation and transmission. Together, they form what might be understood as hybrid archives: spaces where rhythm, memory, technology and participation coexist.