These large papier-mâché sculptures are inspired by the existing granite boulders on site, particularly by their sculptural presence and contradictory state of being both solid and seemingly weightless in their reflection. The installation presents illuminated boulder reproductions positioned in the water at various levels, allowing for the play of light through the natural stirrings of the lake. The sculpted boulders mirror their original counterparts, but as inversions: light, hollow and buoyant, they glow above and below the waterline. The reflective quality of water and its distortion of space and light is essential to the installation, invoking questions around perception, permanence, and the manufactured nature of the landscape.

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Four individual artists, who work in a shared Cape Town studio, collaborated on this project. Dominique Edwards is interested in the repetitive activity of human labour and notions of time and place. Amber Moir works mostly with watercolour monotypes, exploring unconventional approaches to printmaking. Benjamin Stanwix looks at the ways in which we make sense of the past, and at contradictions as spaces for productive engagement. Sivan Zeffertt is a textile artist, weaver and photographer, focusing on themes of land, space and texture.

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