David Ballam - Ilha 68 Format:Framed 120cm x 80cm 30% viscose

30% viscose

This cork jar is a 3 ltr jar measuring 22cmx18cm

Embroided cloth works are individually conceptualised and the patterns have been named and passed on through generations

Supports skilled artisan communities in Malawi

and occasionally worn on the head as a show of strength

David Ballam - Ilha 68 Format:Framed 120cm x 80cm 30% viscoseA selection of images taken in and around Ilha de Moambique. The island, which is located in northern Mozambique, was used as a vital trading link between Asia, Africa and Europe. For 400 years the island was to be the capital of Portuguese East Africa. David Ballam was born and schooled in Johannesburg, South Africa. He first attended university in Cape Town but later moved to Rhodes University in the Eastern Cape. He was introduced to the camera by