Newsletter and the latest news on current projects.

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The latest news on current projects and new visual work

Studio Lizane Louw (Latest news)

Online Art Photography Gallery and Print Shop

I am happy to share the lastest news on the studio and the projects I am currently doing in this winter news/letter.

The art photography gallery studiolizanelouw.com will launch at the beginning of the European spring.

I have been taking my time with putting this shop together. It was a bigger challenge than initially thought, and I wanted to ensure I did it right. There is a buzz behind the scenes, and I am looking forward to sharing the launch of this project with you soon. This online art photography shop has been years in the making, and I am happy that it all came together.

Apart from ensuring that all the red- tape is in order regarding freelancing and setting up a business here in Germany, I had to ensure that I did my homework. Being an artist and navigating the business landscape is tough and challenging, especially if you live in a country where you are not proficient in the local language.

The time has arrived; the new studio logo is being created by a talented designer based in New Zealand. I am excited about the process and will share all the new branding projects soon.

Keep your eyes on my social media pages. I will share the work I am doing behind the scenes towards the launch in April. I am buzzing with excitement!

I might also set up a webinar to help those who would also like to set up shop but don’t know where to start- more on that soon!

If you would like to be one of the first to know when the studio shop will launch, sign up on the form on the site, by following this link, studiolizanelouw.com.

New work published on my website

DESERT AND DUST

I have an extensive archive of work that I created on our last trip to Africa. Selected images from this body of work will be available as open-edition prints in the online gallery and shop. With the launch of the new studio, I will work with a new print partner, and the images from this collection will be printed on Hahnemühle Bamboo, a natural fibre paper in the UK, and shipped from the print shop. The print partner in the UK will handle all future printing and shipping. The printing process and shipping are 100 % carbon neutral. This service aligns with the studio’s philosophy and objectives- more soon.

More selected work from my Giclee collections are offered as bespoke prints on hemp, sugar cane, and agave, printed by our print partners here in Berlin. Desert and Dust is a work in progress, and I am looking forward to heading to Africa later this year to continue the work on this project.

Metal and Rust

I have fallen comfortably into a slow “flow state” with my work. I have arrived in a space where I have creative freedom; working as an independent journalist and a photographer allows me to choose the projects I want to do and explore themes and ideas that I am drawn to. It is a delicate balance, but the hard work is paying off.

My focus is on slow multimedia journalism and photo projects; my long-term visual projects investigate how our daily activities impact the environment due to climate change, global warming, and natural habitat loss.

There is a fine line and theme that connects all my work. I am interested in exploring our human relationship with nature.

On all my trips, I always look for big discarded metal objects, cars, planes and boats or abandoned spaces. I find the natural intervention of time fascinating. Each of these objects sets my imagination on fire and inspires stories…

It just so happens that metal is also one of the elements of nature. My work on the “Elements of Nature” series continues to expand.

Metal

: An element of Nature. One of the five dividers of time

Elements are basic principles or building blocks of which all things are composed.

The fourth element is metal; the nature of metal is to yield and change.
Metal shrinks inward and is hardened and moulded by other natural elements, like water and wind.

Interpretation of the elements derived from Chinese, Tibetan and Indian philosophy.

Source: THE SHU KING, Or Book of Historical Documents. Translated by James Legge

Land of Ice and Fire, Iceland 2021.

Series I. Autumn Rhythm.
A study of the Icelandic landscape and environment.

We spend 18 days exploring Iceland on a Ring Road Road Trip. It was an epic adventure.

This collection is a series of images available as Giclée Fine Art Prints on Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper and prints on brushed aluminium. The bespoke large format prints of all my work are not sold in the new print shop; for questions on the work and custom-made prints, contact me at [email protected].

ON DESIGN

It has been a busy couple of months with my visual design studies and works on design projects.

I am in the process of designing a sustainable travel app. In the next couple of weeks, I will start designing the prototypes and the visual design of the app.

I spent months on the planning, brainstorming and UX research of the product and am so happy with the feedback I received from everyone involved, everyone that got connected and shared ideas on social media and that responded to posts. If you got involved in the survey or user interviews I did for this app, thank you, your input inspired me to create a very cool responsive web application. Keep your eyes on my social media pages to follow the design process.

I have a software developer keeping an eye on the project, and hopefully, we will manage to create a working prototype that we can pitch to investors. It is a time-consuming project, but my heart is in it. Who does not like to travel and, even better, travel sustainably?

I am excited, but the details of the project and the idea are a story for another day. Watch this space!

I’ll catch you in the spring!

If you have any questions? Get in touch!

Photographs and text by

Lizane Louw

As a travel & culture journalist, Lizane researches, writes and shares original travel and culture-related stories. Lizane produces high-quality content for various platforms, including print, online, social media, and video platforms. Lizane enjoys writing feature articles, sharing experiential stories, and creating photo essays of all the offbeat, remote and interesting destinations she visits.