Kollwitz worked primarily in charcoal and graphite to create emotionally raw figurative drawings that confronted themes of suffering, displacement and political injustice, sharing Kentridge's expressive monochromatic approach and deep social conscience.

Dumas creates expressive figurative works on paper using ink and wash that carry intense emotional and political weight, and as a fellow South African artist she similarly interrogates memory, identity and the human condition through gestural mark making.

Goya's dark and emotionally charged drawings in charcoal and chalk explored political violence, displacement and human suffering through expressive figurative imagery that resonates deeply with the monochromatic emotional intensity found in this Kentridge work.