Composite (2025)​

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10 May - 1 June 2025, Wild exhibition, White River Gallery, Mpumalanga

5 July - 6 September 2025, ONAVU exhibition, Galerie Latuvu, Bages, France

20 September - 20 October 2025, Composite exhibition, The Viewing Room, Pretoria

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In 2017, I lost my home to uncontrolled wildfires in the Southern Cape—an event that underscored the shared vulnerability of human and non-human systems. Although nature continues its cycles, these cycles are now inflected by the impact of human industry, emissions, and digital infrastructure. The environment has become a site of crisis, altering our sense of embodiment and reminding us that we are inseparable from its processes. While humankind explores the possibility of colonising other planets, the urgency of our relationship with Earth persists. Situated within the discourse of the Anthropocene, this series engages the four elements—fire, earth, sky, and water—to address themes of evolution, destruction, and renewal. The angel trumpet flower functions as a central motif, emblematic of ecological precarity as its survival is threatened by overharvesting for medicinal purposes. Deafness and sign language recur in some works as both formal devices and conceptual metaphors, foregrounding humanity’s general reluctance to engage with environmental warning signs.

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