Notes

"The funnelling of accumulated time is so clearly carried on the surface of each work. I also like to think of this aspect of slow accretion as linking conceptually to the process of transforming and becoming - metamorphosis and hatching - as evidenced in insect life."¹

Working without an assistant and using the very basic tools of wire cutters and pliers, Oltmann does all the weaving and constructing of his large-scale sculptures on his own, developing and refining his initial concepts as he works.

1. Walter Oltmann in Sue Williamson. (2009) South African Art Now, New York: HarperCollins Publishers. Page 158.