Origins and Early Collaborations The story of Basil Jones & Adrian Kohler is one of artistic reinvention, a journey that began in the vibrant, yet politically charged landscape of Cape Town, South Africa. Meeting at the Michaelis School of Fine Art in 1971, their initial paths diverged – Kohler with a background in sculpture and a nascent interest in puppetry inherited from his mother, and Jones initially skeptical, even dismissive, of what he perceived as a lesser art form. However, fate, or perhaps artistic curiosity, intervened. The duo, alongside Jill Joubert and Jon Weinberg, founded t…