Three sculptures stand next to one another and look out onto the road. Each of them represents the movement of the local people, tourısts and workers going to and comıng from work. The wooden bases are also artworks, covered with glass, behind which are toys and paintings. I see them as a way to interact with young people. I lost the use of my left eye in a sad manner and almost lost my life because of who I was; my identıty, my culture. From 2004 I decided to never sculpt again. I had lost my eye, a vital part of my body, and this made me very angry, very sad and disappointed. I did not want to undermine myself and I feared my creativity, especially in sculpture. Sculpture is a difficult method as you need to see three dimensions and have good depth perception, almost impossible with one eye. I continued to paint on board to keep my artistic energy, which you can see in the sculptures. It was the only way to please myself and to be creative again. Since my involvement with Hiervandaan/From here on/ Ndisuka the curator told me I could do it, encouraged me and empowered me. For 14 years I had not created any three dimensional forms. From deep in my heart I thank you for this chance to reconcile myself, to conserve myself, to be a better person. Thank you to the whole Stellenbosch Outdoor Sculpture Trust, to Andi and to the curator Vuli.

Drie beeldhouwerke staan langs mekaar en kyk uit op die pad. Elkeen verteenwoordig die beweging van die plaaslike mense, toeriste, en werkers wat werk toe gaan en terugkeer. Die houtbasisse is ook kunswerke en is bedek met glas, waaragter daar speelgoed en skilderye is. Ek beskou dit as ’n manier om met jong mense in gesprek te tree. Ek het die gebruik van my linkeroog op ’n hartseer manier verloor, en was byna my lewe kwyt as gevolg van wie ek is – my identiteit, my kultuur. Ek het in 2004 besluit om nooit weer beeldhouwerk te doen nie. Ek het my oog, ’n kerndeel van my liggaam, verloor en dit het my baie kwaad, baie hartseer en teleurgesteld gemaak. Ek wou nie myself ondermyn nie en ek was bang vir my kreatiwiteit, veral op beeldhougebied. Die beeldhoukuns is moeilik, want jy moet die drie dimensies kan sien en ’n goeie aanvoeling vir diepte hê, iets wat haas onmoontlik is met een oog. Ek het aanhou skilder op karton om my artistieke energie te behou, wat ’n mens in die beeldhouwerke kan sien. Dit was die enigste manier om myself tevrede te stel en weer skeppend te wees. Sedert my betrokkenheid by Hiervandaan/From here on/Ndisuka het die kurator aanhou sê ek kan dit doen, en my aangemoedig en bemagtig. Veertien jaar lank het ek geen driedimensionele vorms geskep nie. Ek bedank julle opreg vir hierdie geleentheid om vrede te maak met myself, om my identiteit te behou, en om ’n beter mens te wees. Dankie aan die hele Stellenbosch Opelugbeeldhoutrust, aan Andi, en aan die kurator, Vuli.

Zintathu izinto eziqingqiweyo enye imi ecaleni kwenye zijonge endleleni. Inye kuzo imele intshukumo yabantu basekuhlaleni, abatyelelo nabasebenzi abaya nababuya emsebenzini. Nomzantsi weplanga ngumsebenzi wobugcisa, ogqunywe ngeglasi, emva kwawo zizinto zokudlala nemizobo. Ndiyibona njengendlela yokunxulumanisa abantu abatsha. Ndiye andakwazi kuphinda ndilisebenzise ilihlo lam lasekhohlo ngendlela embi kwaye ndaphantse ndaphulukana nobomi bam ngenxa yobundim; ukubandim, inkcubeko yam. Ukususela ngo-2004, ndiye ndagqiba ukuba ndingaze ndiphinde ndenze izinto eziqingqiweyo. Ndiphulukene neliso lam, eyona nto ebalulekileyo kumzimba wam, kwaye oku kwandenza ndanomsindo kakhulu, ndanxunguphala kakhulu kwaye ndadana. Bendingafuni kuzijongela phantsi kwaye ndoyikisela isiphiwo sam, ingakumbi umsebenzi wokuqingqa izinto.ukuqingqa izinto yindlela eznima yokwenza njengoko kufuneka ubone ngokweenkalo ezintathu ubenoluvo lokubanombono omhle wobubanzi, nto leyo engekho lula ukuyenza ngeliso elinye. Ndiye ndaqhubeka ndizoba ebhodini ukuze ndizigcine ndinamandla okwenza umsebenzi wobugcisa, nto leyo okwazi ukuyibona kumsebenzi oqingqiweyo. Ibikukuphela kwendela yokuzixolisa nokuba ndikwazi ukuphinda ndenze umsebenzi wobugcisa kwakhona. Njengoko ndibandakanyeka kwiHiervandaan/From here on/ Ndisuka, umgcini wale ndawo uye wandixelela ukuba ndinako ukukwenza oku, wandikhuthaza endixhobisa. Iminyaka eli-14 khange ndikwazi ukwenza le mizobo ilolu hlobo. Emazantsi entliziyo yam ndiyalibulela eli thuba lokuba noxolo, ndizikhusele kwaye ndibe ngumntu ongcono. Ndiyabulela kwiTrasti iphela yeMiboniso yokuQiqngqiweyo ngaPhandle yaseStellenbosc, ku-Andi nakumgcini wendawo uVuli