South African–born multidisciplinary artist Pierre Louis Geldenhuys is presented as a new addition to the gallery’s stable, marking a significant homecoming after fifteen years based in Spain.

Geldenhuys’ practice has evolved over two decades across theatre, fashion, and material experimentation. Central to this evolution is his sustained engagement with Arab architecture and the mathematical and spiritual logic of Islamic tessellation. Geometry, in his work, is not merely decorative or formal; it functions as both structure and metaphor.

The series The Planet is Screaming, Listen to Mother Earth represents elements of the planet that are threatened or at risk of extinction through human intervention, invasion, and expansion, extending this language into an ecological meditation inspired by the miraculous life cycle of the vine as metaphor. Geldenhuys reflects on the injury, suffering, and weeping of the vine caused by pruning, but also on its extraordinary power of regeneration. When the sap rests on the soil, it nourishes the earth, allowing for stronger renewal. For Geldenhuys, this image becomes a lens through which to consider planetary distress, including industrialisation, contamination, overpopulation, global warming, melting glaciers, disappearing species, polluted oceans, destroyed ecosystems, and scorched terrain, while holding space for eco-positive hope.

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