Knysna ceramic artist Eugene Lewis’s work became “larger than life” last year when a towering sculpture of Rastafarian god Haile Selassie took pride of place at the Knysna’s Judah Square, home to the biggest community of Rastafarians living in Southern Africa.
A treat awaits visitors to the Garden Route these holidays in the form of an art route which stretches across the greater Knysna area and it’s something of a miracle that came out of the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdown period. For many people, this will be their first holiday here since Covid struck and what awaits is nothing short of amazing kudos to the Knysna Interactive Art Route folk who have literally changed the way this town looks and have restored the reputation of Knysna .
A treat awaits visitors to the Garden Route these holidays in the form of an art route which stretches across the greater Knysna area and it’s something of a miracle that came out of the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdown period.
As Bob Marley songs played in the background, the covers were drawn off a 2.2m statue of Haile Selassie in Judah Square in Knysna which has become the centrepiece of SA’s largest Rastafarian community.
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