Curated by Strijdom van der Merwe

Land art, also known as Earth art, environmental art, and Earthworks, is an art movement that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s. Many land art installations are ephemeral — meant to disappear or age naturally over time. Even if they are a little more permanent, none of them were meant to be housed in a museum or bought or "held" by an art collector. Land art is necessarily found outside the walls of an art museum or other kinds of protective environment and is created for a specific place and oftentimes with a specific viewpoint in mind. This was the perfect exhibition for a Covid and post-Covid society, where it was safer to be outside than inside. It was also an opportunity to highlight Stellenbosch’s natural environment. Curated by one of the most famous land artists in the world, Strijdom van der Merwe, who lives in Stellenbosch, Poetic is a wonderful platform to educate young and old about environmental issues and create a curated programme around this theme.