Do You Know the Place? is a series of paintings that began with a question I often ask when someone looks at my work. It opens up conversations about memory, recognition, and belonging.

This exhibition is a reflection on Cape Town, the city I have called home for over ten years. Most of the works focus on scenes from the City Bowl, where I have lived and know well. Getting to know the city’s structures—their forms, light, and shifting moods—has been central to my process. Through painting, I have tried to understand how the city reveals itself, both in its permanence and its constant change. Light plays a major role throughout the series. The exhibition loosely follows the rhythm of a single day, from the harsh yellow glare of morning to the soft electric glow of evening. Light becomes a way to explore how the city transforms, and how our perception of it shifts with time.

There are no people, words, or signs of security in these scenes. Their absence allows the architecture to speak for itself and invites viewers to project their own memories onto the spaces. The titles reflect my own experience with each place, but they are not fixed. They act as placeholders, leaving space for viewers to form their own connections and name the places for themselves.

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