Project Description

MY VOICE IS ALL AROUND, MY EARS LISTEN EVERYWHERE

oil on board 600 x 300 mm
2002
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My initial experience with the desert was when I was still in primary school and it has held my fascination ever since. My aunt moved to Alexandria in Egypt and during this time, my grandmother paid her a visit. During the ensuing period, there was a steady flow of postcards and letters, which lasted several years. The stacks of correspondence, adorned with postage stamps and images depicting dunes, the Pyramids and various Egyptian Gods, Goddesses and artefacts, as well as the discussions held by the adults and which I eagerly followed, had a lasting influence on me. My interest in Archaeology, architecture, the desert as well as the processes of loss and decay, was also ignited at this time. My lengthy fascination with the desert, culminated in the opportunity to visit the Namib on two separate occasions. In 1996 my dream to visit Egypt was also realized.

Provenance
2013 ‘FIGHT/FLIGHT OF THE IMAGINATION’ solo Galleries Petites, Aleta Michaletos Galleries Pretoria South Africa (R18 500)
2012 ‘FIGHT/FLIGHT OF THE IMAGINATION’ solo Galleries Petites, Aleta Michaletos Galleries Pretoria South Africa (R18 500)
2009 December 11 ‘THE ART OF GIVING’ Aleta Michaletos Gallery
2009 October 24 ‘EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY’, Aleta Michaletos Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa
2008 August 23 ‘P’ALETA’
2004 ‘SOLO WINDOW BOX DISPLAY’ Chris Tugwell Gallery Brooklyn Mall Pretoria South Africa
2002 ‘POINT OF CHOICE’ solo Old Arts Building University of Pretoria South Africa