The landmark explored in this exhibition is Table Mountain. “Towering above the city of Cape Town, Table Mountain has a tumultuous story to tell that extends back over 500 million years” (John S. Compton).

Etienne de Villiers is inspired by the physical and emotional imprints on the South African landscape—accumulated memories of a singular place and the longing for what lies beyond that line, where the sky touches the mountains. After more than forty years telling stories as a filmmaker, Etienne now creates stories on paper and canvas: time-slices set in Karoo-like South African landscapes.

Ludwig Strydom is fascinated by movement in nature, especially in water and air. He becomes quiet with the wood to feel the history of the tree’s growth, told through the grain, until he can sense and see that movement. His work exposes motion, revealed in the movement of water and in the growth of the wood. The sculptures he has made are reflections of movement, silence, and rebirth.

Alet Swarts explores transitional spaces as places where boundaries dissolve, featuring tactile, emotional apprehensions of intimate places and experiences. Her work reflects on the inseparability of inside and outside, vision and touch, imagination and memory. She enjoys mixing the mundane with the fantastical in meticulously layered works, striving to achieve surfaces with a peaceful tone and a quality that is simultaneously personal and universal.

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