WHERE STRANGERS FIND WATER speaks to the universal condition of displacement and transformation. It evokes the tension between escape and arrival, a journey not only across physical borders but also through the inner landscapes of identity and belonging.

For me this body of work mirrors the experience of finding sanctuary in the unknown, about entering spaces of vulnerability, where the foreign and the familiar converge. The water becomes a shared holding space, a place of solace and solidarity.

On a broader scale, this title suggests the idea of fleeing, of displacement, and the inherent instability that accompanies it. Just as foreigners might seek refuge in new waters, so too do we all navigate the vast unknowns of life—searching for peace, for a place to find ourselves, for connection amidst the chaos. It speaks to the human condition of seeking belonging—whether through community or through personal reconciliation, within the waters that both separate and bind us.

WHERE STRANGERS FIND WATER #1
Mixed media on canvas
195 x 125cm framed
SOLD

WHERE STRANGERS FIND WATER # 2
Oil and mixed media on canvas
180 x 121cm
Framed
R25 000

WHERE STRANGERS FIND WATER #4
Mixed media on canvas
155 x 206cm
Framed
R52 000

WHERE STRANGERS FIND WATER #4
Mixed media on canvas
155 x 206cm
Framed
R52 000

UNSEEN PASSAGES AND FORGOTTEN ROUTES
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 152cm
Framed
R28 000

HUNDREDS OF TRAVELLERS # 1 – #39
Those that made it and those that didn’t
Metal
Gold leaf and paint