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PE Herald 04 August 2013
Captivated by Nature
By Octayvia Nance
ART lovers in Port Elizabeth will be able to experience Namaqualand in bloom without leaving the city as the Alliance Française presents a photographic exhibition capturing the beauty of nature.
The exhibition, titled Namaqualand Colours, opens at noon today.
It is a group photography exhibition of Namaqualand's famous spring veld flowers in bloom by Laurence Savary, with help from Siegfried Schafer and Steven Smuts.
"My project in Port Elizabeth is a fusion of my recent (2011-2012) art findings, exploring new uses of photography.
"Namaqualand Colours is a portfolio of the natural beauty captured during Namaqualand blooming season last year by two visitors and myself and curated to share our experience in a photography exhibition," Savary said.
"Returning from a nature camp in Namaqualand, I found that macro photography guided our interest to understand the botanical functionalities of flowers.
"Plant colours, shapes and textures for insect pollination fascinated us. Also interesting about them was wind protection and water retention to survive in the desert climate," she added.
The exhibition features 60 prints of Namaqualand plants.
It is a colour-structured layout which reveals colour as a tool to make connections.
Savary moved to South Africa in 1994 and started photography in 2011. She began to explore different uses of photography in 2012.
"Photography allows us to capture, transport and display beauty far from its source.
"Through the sharing our travel experiences and inspiring people who have not yet visited Namaqualand, we can promote tourism," Savary said.
"I trust this development will empower the potential photographer in all of us to share the beauty we capture," she said.
Her new uses of photography were summarised in four stages: to capture and share Cape beauty; to use colours to call spiritual messages into life; to inspire artists, and to develop tourism.
Alliance Française communications officer Sandra Jeannin said the idea was to share the artists' journey through Namaqualand, without leaving Nelson Mandela Bay.
"NMMU botany professor Richard Cowling, author of Namaqualand, a Succulent Desert, will lead art lovers like they are on a visit," Jeannin said.
"Guests will be invited to title pictures, provide anecdotes about them and associate positive messages with colours.
"Artists attending will be given the opportunity to interpret and perform Namaqualand photography into their art," she said.
Savary's work will be showcased for two weeks.
"On Monday, her work will be joined with ceramics creations and decor inspired by the botanical photographic exhibition."
The five ceramists who are set to participate are Lisa Walker, Lee Hensberg, Bianca Whitehead, Billie McNaughton and Delphine Niez, Jeannin said.
From August 17 to 24 the ceramists' works on display can be purchased.
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Professeurs et personnel administratif de la NMMU / Nelson Mandela Metroploitan University - George Campus / Conservation de la nature.
Teachers and administrative staff of the NMMU / Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University - George Campus / Nature conservation
Namaqualand colours portfolio was assembled in 2012 by Laurence Savary adding Siegfried Schafer and Steven Smuts pictures to provide a plant collection of all colours and landscapes, for Cape visitors to discover Namaqualand region.
After being exhibited in Cape Baptist from Oct 2012, following Northern Cape Tourism Authority, the portfolio moved to Port Elizabeth Alliance Francaise in Aug 2013, where a series of artist workshops took place (drawing, ceramics, textile design) allowing creative eyes to express the photographs into different media.
Back in Cape Town, the creative impetus continues in tune with Cape Town world design capital activities. Located in Athlone Library, the exhibition is growing from exhibiting all artistic expressions of the portfolio.
- Namaqualand inspired Textile design, following Port Elizabeth NMMU Textile design experience 2013, the Cape Town Design Academy of Fashion 2nd year students have been expressing flowers into dresses
- Celebrating Autism in art, a project between Alfa Autism school, French school, and “Handicap ou pas cap” of France
A few direct links:
- Namaqualand colours portfolio : bit.ly/19Hf2Pm
- Namaqualand colours artistic workshops at Alfa school for autism bit.ly/1hQ1fHM
and at Alliance Francaise 2014 international day of autism bit.ly/1dWS1OH
This current website gives an idea of the current exhibition layout in Athlone and sumarizes recent expressions that took place during the Athlone 2014n exhibition.
All artists, art students and children are invited to participate and re-design Namaqualand beauty enlarging the potential of the exhibition photographs. To participate, or to organise an art workshop, contact the artist Laurence Savary 082 344 2601 laurence.savary@telkomsa.net
Athlone Library tel 021 696 6250 Cnr Dobson and Klipfontein Road, ATHLONE
Namaqualand colours portfolio was assembled in 2012 by Laurence Savary adding Siegfried Schafer and Steven Smuts pictures to provide a plant collection of all colours and landscapes, for Cape visitors to discover Namaqualand region.
After being exhibited in Cape Baptist from Oct 2012, following Northern Cape Tourism Authority, the portfolio moved to Port Elizabeth Alliance Francaise in Aug 2013, where a series of artist workshops took place (drawing, ceramics, textile design) allowing creative eyes to express the photographs into different media.
Back in Cape Town, the creative impetus continues in tune with Cape Town world design capital activities. Located in Athlone Library, the exhibition is growing from exhibiting all artistic expressions of the portfolio.
- Namaqualand inspired Textile design, following Port Elizabeth NMMU Textile design experience 2013, the Cape Town Design Academy of Fashion 2nd year students have been expressing flowers into dresses
- Celebrating Autism in art, a project between Alfa Autism school, French school, and “Handicap ou pas cap” of France
A few direct links:
- Namaqualand colours portfolio : bit.ly/19Hf2Pm
- Namaqualand colours artistic workshops at Alfa school for autism bit.ly/1hQ1fHM
and at Alliance Francaise 2014 international day of autism bit.ly/1dWS1OH
This current website gives an idea of the current exhibition layout in Athlone and sumarizes recent expressions that took place during the Athlone 2014n exhibition.
All artists, art students and children are invited to participate and re-design Namaqualand beauty enlarging the potential of the exhibition photographs. To participate, or to organise an art workshop, contact the artist Laurence Savary 082 344 2601 laurence.savary@telkomsa.net
Athlone Library tel 021 696 6250 Cnr Dobson and Klipfontein Road, ATHLONE
Choosing to play at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) soccer team while in South Africa was one of the best decisions I made while I was abroad. As a member of the CSB soccer team, while abroad I wanted to continue to play the game I love. I was fortunate to meet some incredible South African women and share many memories that will last a lifetime. The best thing we had in common and the thing that brought us together in the first place, was the sport of soccer!
This is the transportation often used by locals to get from campus to various parts of Port Elizabeth
Students from NMMU who were inspired by Dr. Ramphele's speech accompanied Agang to Zakhele to take part in activities.
Professeurs et personnel administratif de la NMMU / Nelson Mandela Metroploitan University - George Campus / Conservation de la nature.
Teachers and administrative staff of the NMMU / Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University - George Campus / Nature conservation
Namaqualand colours portfolio was assembled in 2012 by Laurence Savary adding Siegfried Schafer and Steven Smuts pictures to provide a plant collection of all colours and landscapes, for Cape visitors to discover Namaqualand region.
After being exhibited in Cape Baptist from Oct 2012, following Northern Cape Tourism Authority, the portfolio moved to Port Elizabeth Alliance Francaise in Aug 2013, where a series of artist workshops took place (drawing, ceramics, textile design) allowing creative eyes to express the photographs into different media.
Back in Cape Town, the creative impetus continues in tune with Cape Town world design capital activities. Located in Athlone Library, the exhibition is growing from exhibiting all artistic expressions of the portfolio.
- Namaqualand inspired Textile design, following Port Elizabeth NMMU Textile design experience 2013, the Cape Town Design Academy of Fashion 2nd year students have been expressing flowers into dresses
- Celebrating Autism in art, a project between Alfa Autism school, French school, and “Handicap ou pas cap” of France
A few direct links:
- Namaqualand colours portfolio : bit.ly/19Hf2Pm
- Namaqualand colours artistic workshops at Alfa school for autism bit.ly/1hQ1fHM
and at Alliance Francaise 2014 international day of autism bit.ly/1dWS1OH
This current website gives an idea of the current exhibition layout in Athlone and sumarizes recent expressions that took place during the Athlone 2014n exhibition.
All artists, art students and children are invited to participate and re-design Namaqualand beauty enlarging the potential of the exhibition photographs. To participate, or to organise an art workshop, contact the artist Laurence Savary 082 344 2601 laurence.savary@telkomsa.net
Athlone Library tel 021 696 6250 Cnr Dobson and Klipfontein Road, ATHLONE