Rain Exhibition
An interpretation of life on the streets of Cape Town in the winter of 2008,
captured from the interior of my car during persistent rainy outbursts.
Throughout the process of capturing these images there was a strong sense
of the rain-splattered windows of my vehicle acting as a barrier separating me,
the protected insider from the outsiders whose lives were in disruption.
This experience increased my awareness of the divide between the life of an
insider and an outsider.
Photographed entirely through the windows of my car, the images are not
digitally manipulated apart from the obvious adjustments of colour and contrast.
Prints are available in three sizes.
59cm x 42cm edition of 9
84cm x 59cm edition of 9
120cm x 84cm edition of 3
A body of work entitled : 'Paper Trails'
Every day, a number of men and woman sort through unwanted material
that accumulates at urban outlets. Informal recyclers, the so-called
"trolley people'' load up their makeshift carts with wastepaper and cardboard
and push their cargo to recycling depots, where their colllections are sorted
and weighed and they are paid a small fee for their labour.From there,
the material undergoes recycling processes and is transformed so that it can
re-enter the formal economy, until it ends up once again on the refuse heaps
of South Africa's cities, and the process begins anew.
Although their main ambition is to survive, the ''trolley people'' have for many
years been inadvertently helping to raise awareness about recycling possibilities.
As such they are accidental pioneers in the recycling trend in our country.
Yet the more proactive the public becomes about sustainable living, the less
opportunity there will be for these informal recyclers to continue exchanging
waste for cash to ensure their daily survival.
These images, photographed over a few years, offer a glimpse into the fragile
existence of recyclers operating in Newtown, Johannesburg.
Prints are available in two sizes.
The smaller size is printed on fibre based photographic paper.
The larger size is printed on Fuji crystal archive photographic paper.
Due to the length of the prints they are normally archivally bonded to aluminium.
122cm x 51cm edition of 9
200cm x 80cm editon of 3
Abstract Egypt
These images where photographed over a period of two weeks in
three of the largest cities in Egypt, using a Widelux panoramic
camera, which was manufactured in the 1960's. The camera is
equiped with only three shutter speeds and has a completely unique
way of capturing images on film.
'Abstract Egypt' was exhibited at the Focus Contemporary gallery in
Cape Town in 2007.
Prints available in two sizes from an edition of 9.
200cm x 80cm
122cm x 51cm
Images from a short, low budget trip to Mali in January 2008.
The highlight of my trip was the fantastic three-day music
experience at the 'Festival au Desert' north of Timbuktu.
Prints are available in two sizes from an edition of 9.
59cm x 84cm
84cm x 120cm
African Panoramic
These images were photographed for a book on marginalised areasand communities in South Africa, entitled 'Colour projects'.
Prints are available in two sizes from an edition of 3.
113cm x 53cm
51cm x 24cm
These images where photographed in my brother's film industry
special-effects warehouse with simulated rain and not on the rainy streets.
Drawing from my experience as an art director in the film industry, I used a number of special-effects techniques such as water rigs, gas-fire rigs and a variety of props and wardrobe.
The experience was very intuitive and began with my inviting a few people (most of whom I had never worked with before) to come together to embrace the creative process and help me produce new work for this exhibition.
Photographed over two short days, I gave my team a basic brief from which they could then act spontaneously within the context of the studio set-up with its specialised film rigs.
Prints are available in the following sizes and editions.
(42cm x 59cm) edition of 9
(59cm x 84cm) edition of 9
(120cm x 84cm) edition of 3
(170cm x 120cm) edition of 3
African hand-painted photographs
These images depicting aspects of marginalised lifestyles in Southern Africa,originated as black and white photographs to which I added colour .
An approach that had its roots in the pre-democratic period of South African
history and reflects my belief that the addition of vibrant colour offered an
antidote to what was often a dark and volatile period.
Prints are available in two sizes from an edition of 33.
A2 size 42cm x 59cm
A1 size 59cm x 84cm
Information on Printing
Some editions are available printed on 300gms Hahnemuhle archival
rag paper, while others are printed on Fuji archive photographic paper.
Both are printed with a substantial white border surrounding the image.
All artworks are signed and numbered by the artist.
Print sizes refer to the paper size and not the image size.
