In the centre of Spier’s Werf stands an imposing 300-year-old oak tree. Ceremoniously draped within its branches is Fire Snake, a gigantic illuminated coil arranged in a series of curves. This immersive light sculpture evokes the ancient symbol of the Ouroboros – a snake devouring its tail, an image without beginning or end, whose logic refutes itself and suggests a suspension of time.

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David Brits’s art spans public sculpture, printmaking, drawing and video. In addition to his solo exhibitions, he has exhibited locally and internationally, including in Helsinki and Paris. He has been named as a ‘young artist to watch‘ by theSouth African Art Times, was awarded a residency in Switzerland and received the Golden Key Society Award for Visual Art.

Brits made his curatorial debut with an exhibition held at the Michaelis Galleries, UCT, and his own work is housed in public and private collections in South Africa and abroad.

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