The Elephant of Silence
From the dry riverbeds of the Shingwedzi, a lone bull steps into view, framed by barren trees and the quiet expanse of parched earth. The triptych stretches wide across three luminous panels: the outer scenes holding the riverbed and skeletal woodland, the centre given entirely to the tusker’s monumental form.
His hide, a cracked and weathered surface of mud and time, becomes its own landscape. Light carves the ridges of his muscles, shadows cling to the folds of his skin, and every detail emerges with breathtaking clarity across the acrylic surface.
The land and the elephant together tell a single story: of silence, endurance, and scale. This work is not only a portrait of a tusker, but an immersion into Shingwedzi itself—its dryness, its stark beauty, and the timeless power it grants to the creatures that walk its earth.
The Elephant of Silence
From the dry riverbeds of the Shingwedzi, a lone bull steps into view, framed by barren trees and the quiet expanse of parched earth. The triptych stretches wide across three luminous panels: the outer scenes holding the riverbed and skeletal woodland, the centre given entirely to the tusker’s monumental form.
His hide, a cracked and weathered surface of mud and time, becomes its own landscape. Light carves the ridges of his muscles, shadows cling to the folds of his skin, and every detail emerges with breathtaking clarity across the acrylic surface.
The land and the elephant together tell a single story: of silence, endurance, and scale. This work is not only a portrait of a tusker, but an immersion into Shingwedzi itself—its dryness, its stark beauty, and the timeless power it grants to the creatures that walk its earth.
