Momentary Connections

Through travelling and meeting people along they way, there have been instances of brief connections I encountered. Connections that allowed me to share a sense of knowing with someone, sometimes through a smile or a brief conversation. These connections opened moments in time, to make a portrait of the who the person was and is. Through the portraits I got to SEE THEM. It didn’t matter where they were, what they did, what they had. I got to connect with them with all of that stripped away.

It made me ask myself questions of how this is possible because sometimes connections happened in a matter of minutes, sometimes hours and some by pure chance.

The answer that rang true to me, was that we connect because essentially, we are all connected and are all the same. All the outside noise and distractions do not matter when it comes to the core of who we are as beings.

This portrait exhibition is the beginning of ongoing project of capturing and reflecting it back.

The beginning is reflecting that even though we might look different, live in different parts of the world and have different views and beliefs. Deep in our core we are all the same and are connected because how is it possible to share momentary connections, with someone who essentially a minute ago, was a stranger.

•Exhibition at Muller’s Gallery (Inside Mullers Optometrists, 104 Longmarket St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000) from 06/02/25 to 27/02/25. Open Mon- Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm.