'Walking the Road' Public Art exhibition, 2010
cement composite hand painted with automotive paint
Sea Point Promenade, Cape Town

From 2010 to 2012 Marieke presented the ‘Walking the Road’ Public Art installation on the Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town. The fable-like story was enacted over 2km by the 18 sculptures of a 10-year-old little Swimmer Girl who yearns to fly like the Dragonfly she meets. In the symbolic oral tradition so intrinsic to African history preservation it sought to represent the young South African Democracy in its quest for liberation – to fly – and the pursuit of equality. On a personal level, each viewer could be reminded of the dreams they are pursuing and the hope that empowers them.