Claire muses

on the presence of absence.

Claire explores

• what’s not there, which is sometimes more fascinating than what is.
• what’s taken with and what’s left behind.
• stories, suggestions and secrets.

Claire unearths

• found and discarded objects, from heirlooms to charity shop stock to tailors’ off-cuts.
• ways to combine archivism and art.

Claire has

• studied both design (at the AAA School) and art (at the Michaelis School of Fine Art).
• co-founded her own design studio.
• participated in several group exhibitions as well as various art fairs in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
• had two solo exhibitions at Smith Gallery in Cape Town.

For a full CV of shows look here.