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Title: Beyond Okahandja
Description: My art is a companion that travels with me on my journey through life. As I process what I see, experience, and feel, it is often through my art that I begin to understand.
Born in Zimbabwe, I spent most of my childhood on a farm at the base of the Nyanga mountains. In this wild and unspoilt environment, my youthful explorations led to an intimate awareness of both the power and the delicate details of Nature, as well as the subtle nuances of cycles and seasons. It was here too, that I became closely acquainted with rural African people, whose influence is still felt in much of my work. These early years laid the foundation for a lifelong fascination for the continent's last remaining wilderness areas, including the remote regions of the Okavango Delta, the Kalahari Desert and the dry desert expanses of Namibia. My home is now nestled in the arid, rocky, aloe-filled bush of the Eastern Cape. All of these places and the people who inhabit them have provided rich material for my work and my use of fabrics, fibres, found objects and techniques is an attempt to reflect something of the magic and mystique of Africa.
Dimensions: 25cm X 25cm
Materials: Hand dyed cotton fabric, dyed string, rusted metal bottle tops.
Exhibition: Major Minors I
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