view of Clifton Fourth Beach, no. 33 (2020) Photograph - Limited Edition of 30

backstory: it was a cool October day in 2020 when I shot this set of photographs. spring was in the air. so too was a sense of relief at the easing of South Africa’s lockdown restrictions. it had felt like forever since public spaces such as the beach could be accessed. as a result, it came as no surprise to see so many people gathered on Clifton Fourth, basking in the warmth of being together with others again after so many months cooped up at home. -— title: view of Clifton Fourth Beach, no. 33 (2020). edition: limited edition of 30 + 2AP, numbered and signed by the artist. medium: Giclée print on archival fine art cotton paper. paper size: 594mm x 420mm (A2). image size: 556mm x 371mm. —- project details: started after I returned to Cape Town at the close of 2018, ‘Light Written’ – or ‘Phōtos Graphōs’ – is an ongoing exploration of the art of photography, and of photography as art. initially captured on mountain walks and seaside strolls around the city, the work asks – in impressionistic, Fauve-esque tones; and with an aesthetic nod to the ukiyo-e print masters of the Edo period – where the boundaries of the photograph end and those of the painterly disciplines begin? more essentially, however, the series is simply a celebration of the sublime world that surrounds us and is magnificently written in light.