PRESS RELEASE
SWAIN HOOGERVORST | After Tomorrow
May 23 – Jun 20, 2026
SWAIN HOOGERVORST | After Tomorrow
23 May - 20 June 2026
Everard Read Franschhoek
20 Huguenot Road
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, 23 May 2026 at 11AM.
“Tomorrow, the title of my previous collection of paintings, was about the uncertainty of what the next day might hold. Paradoxically, After Tomorrow is about the envisioned certainty of the future while simultaneously acknowledging that things could change.
I want to call these paintings landscapes, but while writing, I realise that in doing so, the term ‘landscape’ implies a view of the outside world, when really these feel more like views from the inside out. I have covered myself in green.
Green has connotations of peace, tranquillity, calm, and even safety. To me, these paintings offer a form of catharsis, but they are also indicative of a grapple, a search. Over time, recognisable elements suggesting a reference to a landscape began to disappear. Flowers were removed and eventually, in many instances, even the horizon. Thin, delicate lines were slowly replaced and covered by thicker lines. Areas once full of detail became blurred and obscured from view. There is an ongoing push and pull between what can be seen and what is hidden.
Everything becomes inextricable. The quintessential decision is when to stop.”
EVERARD READ FRANSCHHOEK
20 Huguenot Road, Franschhoek, 7690
+27 21 876 2446 l fgallery@everard.co.za
Monday – Sunday | 09:30 - 17:00
If you are looking to add to your collection and you are unable to make it to our gallery during operating hours, please contact us via fgallery@everard.co.za to make an appointment outside of these hours.
