
Staircase to Heaven
Strijdom van der Merwe
2026
Dreamscapes
As children, we often dream of magical places where the rules of reality soften, and everything feels brighter, kinder, and more beautiful. Yet that longing does not disappear with age. Even as grown-ups, we carry within us the quiet wish to explore the unknown and to step into a world where possibilities feel limitless. The staircase
becomes a metaphor for that journey—an ascent not only through space, but through imagination and aspiration. In this way, Staircase to Heaven serves as an escape route from the constraints of everyday life. It invites us to climb higher, to look beyond what we know, and to believe in places that exist just outside the boundaries of our current understanding. It calls us to wonder, to dream, and to embrace the idea that somewhere beyond our imagination lies something extraordinary waiting to be discovered.
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Artists from exhibitions and projects that form part of the Stellenbosch Outdoor Sculpture Trust (SOST) archive.
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