This series of sculpture is inspired from Reggio’s 1983 film Koyaanisqatsi. Characterised by the absence of classic narrative elements such as dialogue, actors and plot, Koyaanisqatsi foregrounds image and sound as the main cinematic languages. In this way, the film achieves a ‘defamiliarisation’ on our normal conceptions regarding our relationship with nature and the urban environment. In an urban environment one is separated from nature and lives above it, in a state of ‘increased survival’, where one is freed from the primary needs of survival (striving with nature for food and shelter), but enslaved to the super-structure which made this possible. This super-structure (made possible by science and technology and supported by current social structures) depends on the exploitation of nature (including humans) for its existence and is a global phenomenon. The danger inherent in our enslavement to this super-structure is that it does not hold human needs (such as truth and justice) as its primary concern, but rather, similarly to a computer, it is more concerned with the most efficient configurations of input and output. Each sculpture is a coalescence of image and concept that emerges from the rich archive of contemporary culture contained within the film and attempts, perhaps ironically or performatively, to resolve or transcend.

Works from this series participated in the following group exhibitions:
*360 Johannesburg @ Lizamore and associates, 2011
*Members exhibition @ Arts association pretoria, 2012
*TUT Alumni exhibition @ TUT, 2012