Transposed African myths in the works of Mphethi Morojele.

The following paper highlights the presence of myth narratives in the architectural compositions designed by the architect, Mphethi Morojele. Architects employ diverse references in their conception and depiction of space, and one such reference that Mphethi Morojele incorporates, is that of African mythology. African myths in this context will be understood as literary stimuli that offer divergent approaches to architectural production and representation. The objective of this discussion is to underscore Morojele’s unique method of transposing myth narratives and the implications of such integration. The relevance of myth narratives as catalysts to processes of spatial production will be scrutinised and critically analysed. The article argues that when myth is transmuted into a spatial dimension in Morojele’s corpus of work, it transforms myth into an experiential edifice, a mode of storytelling, the bearer of narrative, and the mediator of ritual. Moreover, the article compares Morojele’s technique of transposing myth to how other architects situate myth in their methods of composing architecture. The paper contends that this mode of mythopoesis translates into spatial embodiment that is firmly anchored on creative integrations of an indigenous South African epistemology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]