It has been six years of investigation into land as phenomena that changes due to interaction

In the current exploration, the landscape becomes The Farmer’s Almanac series as an interpretation of the land as a giant circuit board that is activated by seasons in colour and content and comprises of 7 large works which are destined for a solo show at Grande Provence in Franschhoek in September of 2021.

Previous explorations include: two solo exhibitions. First: ‘Fragments of Land’ in 2016 at the William Humphreys National Gallery in Kimberley. An exploration of the fragmentation of land through natural phenomenon, mining, urbanization and agriculture.

Second: ‘About Rain’ in 2019 at the GFI Gallery in Port Elizabeth and Imibala Gallery in Graaff Reinet in 2020. A thematic exploration of rain as a natural phenomenon and its interaction with land. Over two years through measuring and documenting rainfall, a distinct awareness developed of the impact of rain as a ‘current’ that activates the earth and led to the beginnings of the earth circuitry series, which artistically explores the resonation of colour relationships. The interpretation of rain into image has sparked an exploration into the convergence between representative and abstraction which birthed the farmer’s almanac series.

This body of work has sparked in me a definitive interest in colour its history and meaning and the use of colour and combinations and reactions to each other in direct response to land and its energy fields. In the past farmers relied on seasonal information passed down through generations in a farmer’s almanac, today it is recorded and accessible through technology. Technology in turn has optimized farming. The circuit board is used again as an interpretive device and this time explores colour and the use of line as an abstracted interpretation of electro-magnetic energy field which converges on a farmer’s hub or mother board.

Professional Photography of Artworks by Karl Schoemaker.