Thabiso’s work is not just art — it is lineage, memory, and the future of Zurich’s cultural fabric. His grandmother’s painted walls carried the geometry Europe later claimed as “modernism.” His canvases today carry those invisible legacies forward, while Botaki Factory, housed in a UBS building at Albisriederplatz, transforms unutilised space into a living gallery month after month.

Michael had read Sticker Diplomacy — the piece I wrote after first stumbling into Lim’s gallery — and reached out. We’d been in touch that week. And now, he simply showed up. No fanfare. No expectations. Just presence. His work hung behind us. Funnily enough — so did his testicles.