Real Wire-Art

The creation of the 2.5 metre high wire baobab tree at the entrance of Soekershof Walkabout in the beginning of 2002 has an enormous spin-off for wire-artist Messina Mussindo ("You may call me Joey").

The making of the second tree, which can be found in the South African embassy in Berlin , gave the international career of Joey momentum with various creations displayed in musea and galleries in Europe and the USA . Work of Joey can also be found in several private collections around the globe. The wire branch on the veranda of guesthouse Mardouw between Swellendam and Ashton is one of the refined examples of Joey's work.

Joey has his workshop and outlet at Soekershof Walkabout and lectures visitors of this 'primary unusual destination' about him being born in or between the baobabs and the
 
traditional connection between South Africa and Australia. Above all Joey's demonstration
of his so called 'one-wire-art' shows his ability of innovation in wire-art.

 





Website creation & Maintenance: Robertson Valley Technologies
Photo-assemblings: Inez Lenders, Nijmegen, Netherlands, www.inezlenders.nl
Photo's: Pete Slingsby, Cape Town, SA,  www.themaps.co.za
            Stéphane Haesaert, Belgium,
            Soekershof Walkabout, Robertson