THE STONES SPEAK, THE MOSS WHISPERS
During April 2023 we played in the sand, we planted a tree, and we spoke about art… "The Stones Speak, The Moss Whispers" was an exhibition held at Ninette Steyl's…
Previous projects include a tree-planting ceremony as part of The Stones Speak, The Moss Whispers, Land Art gatherings in Cape Town and the Garden Route since 2011, and Beach Cleanups in collaboration with WESSA.
During art residencies and festivals I often create installation art & performances – usually conceptually driven or created as an intuitive response to the space. This includes the art, installations, performances and land art I created as part of:
Tankwa Artscape, South Africa (May/June 2019).
OPENLab2016, as part of the Programme for Innovation in Artform Development (PIAD), an initiative of the Vrystaat Arts Festival and University of the Free State. This included a week-long residency at MAP (Modern Art Projects) in Richmond. (July 2016).
Stories of Rain (GNAP South Africa).
The Global Nomadic Art Project, by Yatoo-i, South Korea. (August 2015).
Thupelo workshop 2015
Site_Specific Installations at Wildekrans Country House
Site_Specific International Land Art Biennale, Plettenberg Bay.
Doekvoetdenkpad / ‘Die Huis van Tyd’, Loxton, as part of the Karoo Geoglyph Project
Wat steek vas in jou nate?
"Wat steek vas in jou nate", Janet Botes, Created/Performed during OPENLab2016, as part of the Programme for Innovation in Artform Development (PIAD), an initiative of the Vrystaat Arts Festival and…
GREEN ART: An introduction
What is “Green Art” or “Environmental Art”? Throughout the ages, artists have responded to the challenges and issues relevant and prevalent during their lives. Currently, we are faced with the…
We are of wood and stone
우리는 나무 그리고 돌 we are of wood and stone Below the surface of language, culture and individuality, are we not all the same? And when we dig even deeper,…
Flow, Site_Specific Land Art Biennale
Flow. Drift. SplatterFlowing with clarity and energized focus.Creating, WorkingBeing in the moment. Drifting along, swept away by emotions.Feelings, thoughts that ebb and flow like the tides.While oil seep into the…
A Green Art Manifesto
By Kai Lossgott with contributions from the curator (Janet Botes) and participating artists Simon Max Bannister, Janet Ranson, Danelle Malan, Stefanie Schoeman, Nicolle Marais and Claire Homewood Created for and…
“Human Nature Time ”
Breaking the line of the water’s edge with a stone, a broken shell during the incoming tideSunset Beach, West Coast of the Western Cape, South Africa2015 Limited edition photographic prints…