AbstRacT – Synchrony Revealed
Timed Online Auction, 4 - 23 July 2025
AbstRacT – Synchrony Revealed
About the SessionIn 2024, the Rupert Museum presented AbstRacT – The Hidden Synchrony, an exhibition inspired by Oscar Forel’s Synchromies series - close-up photographs of tree bark that transformed the familiar into bold abstraction. These works were paired with South African modernist paintings from the museum’s collection, creating surprising visual harmonies and fresh interpretations.
Building on this concept, AbstRacT – Synchrony Revealed is the result of the museum’s third Open Call, which received over 300 submissions. From these, 41 artists were selected to showcase their work in a group exhibition - now part of an exclusive online auction in collaboration with Strauss & Co.
The auction offers collectors a chance to discover new voices engaging with themes of ecology, memory, materiality, and abstraction. Each work reveals a dynamic interplay between natural form and artistic expression - where chance, structure, and symbolism collide.
During the period of the online auction the exhibition is accessible to be viewed at the Jan Rupert Art Centre, 41 Middle street, Graaff-Reinet.
Collection of the artworks will be available once the exhibition closes on 16 November 2025.
Please contact Eliz-Marie Schoonbee to arrange collection/delivery
tel: 021 888 3261
email: eliz-marie@rupertmuseum.org
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Notes
Cloete firmly believes in the idea that we only love what we know, and protect what we love. Many people have little connection to the ocean and its creatures – a disconnect reflected in the challenges currently facing marine ecosystems and their inhabitants. A central motivation in the artist’s underwater photography is to raise awareness of the ocean, its biodiversity, and the beauty hidden beneath the surface. The piece seeks not only to establish a visual link between the human form and that of the ascidians, but also to show how, like humans, they may appear similar at first glance, yet a closer look reveals their individuality. This humanisation of unfamiliar marine life plays a vital role in fostering a personal connection with the ocean, even among those who have never encountered it firsthand.
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