Google Arts & Culture exhibits Dr. Esther Mahlangu's legacy with AI
google arts & culture uses ai to recreate undocumented memories of south african artist dr. esther mahlangu, preserving ndebele heritage for a global audience.
dr. nontobeko ntombela collaborated with google arts & culture to create an online retrospective of south african artist dr. esther mahlangu, honoring her 91st birthday. the exhibition features over 45 stories, rare archival materials, and ai-generated recreations of her early life. google ai was used to recreate undocumented memories from her childhood, filling gaps in her history before her first recorded works in 1980. this project combines historical research with new video technology to preserve ndebele culture for a global audience. the exhibition showcases her artistic legacy and contributes to research on south african women artists.