I want to share thoughts about connecting – making art whilst walking along a train line. I thought I was walking a ghost line alone, but I found that others carry their own maps of this place. My photographer friend didn’t just capture light and vistas; he captured the skin of the station. Maarten’s generous […]
There is a specific kind of artistic ‘high’ that comes when I stop trying to make the work “correct” and start making it honest, messy and often melancholic. I have learned that to wait for inspiration and perfection is not the best choice; I just have to do the work, even if it feels flawed. […]
The above monochrome images belong to Maarten Venter (a photographer and friend), and me, who added the colour images, taken with my cellular phone. Saturday 11 April 2026: The walk was scheduled to start at 07:30, but (again) rain fell overnight, and we suggested rescheduling, but Maarten, a local photographer and friend, had other plans […]
