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ARTISTS-J/Janet Botes

2019 06 Tankwa Karoo, South Afrca

I was privileged to be one of the artists for the 2019 Tankwa Artscape Residency, held Friday 24 May to Monday 3 June 2019. The residency, my creative process, the sites, the landscape, the sunsets, sunrises, and the interactions with my fellow artists all-together create one of the most sacred experiences of my life up to now. 
 

observing...

the textures of the rocks

the colours of the land

the light and shadows of the plants, rock faces

and shifting sun

observing my thoughts

observing the terrain under the bicycle's wheels

observing the traces of life

tasting, feeling, licking, hearing, seeing, smelling

experiencing the rocks on my skin, my tongue

the heat on my body

the sweat under my breasts

the gravel under my soles

the rocks against my back as I lie upon the earth

observing the sensations in my body/

the thoughts in my head

the beating of my heart

the upwelling of emotions

and then...

observing the stillness

the peace

the nothingness filled with everything.