Sculptures explore relationship with nature

Writer: Elaine Davie.

After several delays due to the Covid-19 lockdown regulations, the long-awaited Hermanus FynArts Sculpture on the Cliffs exhibition was at last opened at Gearing’s Point on Saturday. The participating artists had been busy installing their works over the past two weeks and all but two of the 12 outdoor sculptures, which will be added in October, now grace the rugged cliffs along the coastline.

FynArts Festival Director Mary Faure at the opening of the 2020 Sculpture on the Cliffs exhibition at Gearing’s Point on Saturday. Behind her, from left, are Gavin Younge, the curator of the exhibition, Nanette Ranger, one of the participating artists and Jane Taylor, who gave the opening address.

Before the opening address by Prof Jane Taylor, who currently holds the Andrew W Mellon Chair in Aesthetic Theory and Material Performance at the University of the Western Cape, FynArts Festival Director Mary Faure thanked Pioneer Freight for their sponsorship and also expressed her gratitude to the Overstrand Municipality, Safe Security and ADT for their support of the project, which annually elicits much local interest and is enjoyed by all who visit Hermanus.

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