The mural was designed in collaboration with 26’10 Architects for a building which they designed at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital. The view from the building for which the ceramic mural is designed looks upon a landscape which is representative of the essence of Johannesburg, and particularly its geological composition. The view shows a landscape of strata - the almost subterranean layer, the mine dump layer, the layer of buildings, the layer of the natural ridge, the layer of the electrical wire infrastructure, and the layer of the sky. The mural seeks to depict these layers, and see the buildings as similar to minerals floating within and outside of these layers. In essence, a depiction of the landscape which is viewed from the facade of the building, is represented by a mural made of ceramic tiles, which in turn adorns the facade of the building.

Location: Coronationville, Johannesburg, South Africa

For: Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital

Year: 2016

Architects: 26’10 South Architects

Collaborators: Ashley Heron

Photographer: Dave Southwood and Lorenzo Nassimbeni