This body of work formed part of Dialogue of Senses, an exhibition celebrating Women’s Month at the Viewing Room in Brooklyn, Pretoria. Centred on the concept that rocks and fossils act as natural archives, the works explore how the Earth preserves traces of time, transformation, and life. Through studies of rock, fossil, and mineral formations, together with weathered surfaces, the artworks reflect on preservation, change, memory, and discovery.
Rocks, fossils, and minerals hold physical records of processes that have unfolded over millions of years. Their layered forms and weathered surfaces reveal evidence of pressure, erosion, growth, and transformation. Ancient ammonite fossils provide a visual and conceptual connection between prehistoric life and organisms that still exist today. Their recurring forms suggest continuity—a link between what has disappeared and what remains.
Through these works, the Earth is considered not simply as a landscape, but as a living archive: one that preserves its histories and quietly reveals its stories through material, texture, and form.
Developed as part of Tracey Thoolen’s BA in Visual Arts at UNISA, this body of work explores the relationship between form, memory, and transformation. The series moves through a progression
Created during her studies at the CAP Institute for Contemporary Art under Elfriede Dreyer, this body of work explores themes of regeneration, resilience, and quiet transformation. Through imagery of mushrooms
This collection forms part of Tracey Thoolen’s engagement with digital processes during her time at the CAP Institute for Contemporary Art. The works explore how traditional mark-making can translate into
The Journey is an evolving body of work centred on process, transformation, and the unfolding of form. Through studies, chemigrams, drawings, and sculptural explorations, the series follows how ideas shift,
