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Cultural identity, inextricably linked to a feeling of belonging, has been forever changed by the depiction of landscapes in art. Focus is placed not on the physical landscapes themselves, but on the impact of the human gaze on the land and the reflection of that gaze on our cultural artefacts and collective consciousness. Rentia Retief’s latest exhibition 'En So Is Dit' explores the connection between vast natural landscapes and the intricate emotional landscapes within us.

Since the Romantic period, nature has been viewed as an amalgamation of objective visual and geological …