SAN PEOPLE – South Africa

The Sun People in Africa generally refers to the San People, also known as Bushmen. They are the oldest indigenous hunter-gatherer cultures in Southern Africa, living for millennia in the Kalahari Desert across modern-day Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Angola, and Zimbabwe. They are known for their ancient knowledge of the land, unique clicking languages, spiritual rock art, and deep connection to nature, despite facing significant threats to their way of life. This is a homage to them. I learned all about them during my 6-month ec0-training course deep in the bush of the Northern tip of South Africa and was deeply fascinated. This painting evolved whilst thinking about them.