Yacouba Sawadogo is an innovative African farmer who has been travelling across the deserts for the last 30 years reviving ancient re-forestation and soil conservation techniques. His only tools are a shovel and a firm belief that everything can be … Continued
This past weekend I was super happy and honoured to be part of the 10th Reforest Festival by Greenpop. Together we planted 5490 trees in one day! The rest of the weekend we listened to incredible music, we hopped up … Continued
The February 2016 gathering of the Western Cape Land Art group took place at Scarborough beach on the the South Peninsula. Participants: Janet Ranson, Anni Snyman, Strijdom van der Merwe, Cheryl Traub Adler, Janet Botes, Adele Gordon, Chantal Menneghin, Melanie … Continued
The world was once green And antelope walked upon it. There was life then, in abundance, And water for the joy of the spirit. Into pathways of death? How come has man traced these water lines How come does … Continued
The Return Jenna Burchell Performance art Victorian dress, tree roots, Xhosa beads, chicken feathers, war medals, tribal spear, binoculars, Dutch clogs, map book 2014 – ongoing The Return is a story that follows Burchell’s fictional character called Nelly as she … Continued
For the last gathering for 2015 of the Western Cape Land Art group, the artists went to Porcupine Hills, or Diepklowe in Botrivier, Western Cape. Participating artists: Cha Davenport, Janet Ranson, Cheryl Traub Adler, Christiaan Lochner, Janet Botes, Chantal Menneghin … Continued
Creations within nature have a way of moving the heart as no other art form can do for me. A moving tribute to Life. As waves wash, as light plays its tune within moving shadows governed by Creation, so do … Continued
Yesterday I googled ‘time management and scheduling tools for entrepreneurs’, and looked at the contents of my bookmark folder called ‘time management for artists’. While putting off doing what I really should have been doing – creating something new. What … Continued
The aim of the HumanEarth exhibitions is to raise awareness for the ways in which we harm the planet and also the ways that we live in harmony with nature. In other words, the exhibition series aims to explore the … Continued
On Sunday 26 July 2015, we returned to Windmill Beach, Simons Town, after playing/working on this site in December 2014. Wonderful weather, even though the wind was a bit nippy, and wonderful conversations! Thank you to everyone who joined and … Continued
For our June land art gathering, held on the day before our Winter Solstice, we met on Sunset Beach on the West Coast from 3pm. Thanks to everyone who joined for a wonderful gathering! Cheryl Traub Adler, Janet Botes, Andreé … Continued
Participating artists & nature enthusiasts: Janet Ranson Janet Botes Cheryl Traub Adler Thelma Mort Chantal Meneghin Students from the school had their usual visit to the garden while we were there and we had some wonderful interactions! More about the … Continued
As part of a collaboration with artist and curator Nastasha Daniels, the land art created during the March gathering – and the people who participated – were captured by Jeanette Lochner and the footage compiled into this wonderful video. The … Continued
Participating artists for the March gathering: Jeanette Lochner Christiaan Lochner Janet Ranson Janet Botes Simon Bannister Andrew van der Merwe Andreé Bonthuys Bridget Woods Karin Lijnes Liam Lijnes Kim van Alphen Adele Gordon Cheryl Traub Adler Thelma Mort Sign up … Continued
Last week we completed the first permanent geoglyph as part of the Karoo Geoglyph project! We got up early in the morning, aiming to be onsite at 6am. This way we could get some work done by the time that … Continued
Our January 2015 gathering was at Rhodes Memorial, next to Mountain Bike Trail that starts/ends close to the gate of the Grootte Schuur Estate. Participating artists & creatives: Janet Ranson, Christiaan Lochner, Cherul Traub Adler, Andrew van der Merwe, Janet … Continued
Sarah Mitchell’s honors work at Rhodes University is focused on the relationship of the body and land. Sarah’s work involved filming performative work, and creating short films, of her own body within the landscape – interacting with it, being immersed … Continued
Recent art works by Leli Hoch “As a Conceptual Land Artist I follow the precept of conceptual art in the planning stage, while being informed by the landscape during the execution stage. I often use language, both in nature and … Continued
A handful of us worked in Matjiesfontein last week, helping to create the Snake Eagle Thinking Path as part of the Karoo Geoglyph project. This Site_Specific project is led by Anni Snyman, and this was the second part of the … Continued
We worked on the Eastern pathway of the Noordhoek Common. Started off by an informative and inspiring presentation about Land Art by Strijdom van der Merwe, this land art event was held on 30 November 2014 on the Noordhoek Common … Continued
Our October 2014 session for the Cape Land Art Sessions was on Gordon’s Bay beach, working with the tide going out towards low tide. Blessed with exceptional weather, we worked in the rocky area or island in front of Spur, … Continued
Schanskop Nature Reserve Cleansing Ritual A land art intervention by Erynne Ewart-Phipps A Site_Specific / Cool Capital Environmental Art Project More about Erynne Ewart-Phipps “My creative process is developed by observing a sites’ natural materials and manipulating them into a … Continued
I attended a workshop about Weeds by Tracy and LOVED it. Informative, inspiring and interesting sums it up pretty well. I asked Tracy a few questions after the workshop to share with you here… What inspired you to offer these … Continued
For the past three months, artists have been meeting once a month in a different location close to Cape Town. For the June gathering 10 artists met in Tokai Forest to create temporary site-specific pieces. June Artists: Janet Botes, … Continued
Hokusai’s Wave by Janet Ranson, on Witsands Beach during the second land art gathering organized for 18 May 2014, by Site_Specific artists in the Western Cape. More about Janet’s work: janetranson.withtank.com Facebook page for the land art gatherings: www.facebook.com/capelandart More about Site_Specific: www.sitespecific.org.za
Sand calligraphy by Andrew van der Merwe, on Witsands Beach during the second land art gathering organized for 18 May 2014, by Site_Specific artists in the Western Cape. More of Andrew’s work: www.behance.net/beachscriber Facebook page for the land art gatherings: … Continued
Three artists – Stefanie Schoeman, Loni Dräger and Janet Botes – met up in Riebeeck Kasteel to respond to the landscape in a creative and respectful way. The site was chosen by Loni, a local resident artist, and overlooks the … Continued
When being in a landscape, when you are outside, do you really see, smell and hear what surrounds you? Do you become aware of the chatter of the birds, the clicking of insects, the whispers of the wind through the … Continued
This blog is usually focused on featuring land art and site specific work by South African artists. Even though she’s not a South African artist, I think it is well worth featuring environmental artist Imke Rust. In her recent environmental … Continued