by Ian Wolstenholme;Steven Kotze, ISBN:9781770078819, R210.00
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Viewed collectively, there can be no doubt that farm names are a testament to the profound meaning land holds in South Africa. Scattered across the countryside, often hidden along remote dirt roads, some farm gateways transcend the mere functional purpose of marking the threshold to a piece of property. Mostly created by the owners themselves, farm gates can range from the triumphant to the ascetic, from the humorous to the religious, showing all sorts of imagery – tractors and bicycles on poles, obsolete farm implements, tin cut-outs of animals suspended from rickety posts, rusted handmade signs and roughly hewn carvings or sculptures. Regardless of their form, these extraordinary portals serve the same purpose as conventional art: to mark the presence or past of an individual spirit. Introduced by an incisive essay that examines how it is that a particular parcel of land is claimed, surveyed and named, this book captures the unique character of farm gates around South Africa.
About the Author - Ian Wolstenholme
Ian Wolstenholme has a BA in Philosophy and Classical Civilisation from the University of Natal. He is a sub-editor at the Mercury newspaper in Durban, and spends most of his free time working on personal photographic projects. ...[more about Ian Wolstenholme ]
About the Author - Steven Kotze
Steven Kotze graduated from the University of Natal with an Honours degree in History (cum laude). A winner of two Loeries and a silver commendation from the New York Design Guild, Steven’s work is regularly published in magazines and travel journals. ...[more about Steven Kotze ]
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