Tracings of Impermanence is a land-based spatial installation for the Tankwa /Karoo desert ecology. The project is conceived as a cartographic sigil created from the earth it stands upon and is raised as a witness to the entanglement of species and forces across time. We propose this structure as an invitation to sense the desert as a living field of forces and lineages: wind, water, heat, dust; migration routes of birds and animals; indigenous flora; the movements of pastoralist peoples suchas the San and Khoekhoe; the treaded path of the voortrekker, and of course an ancient ocean that once covered this basin, leaving mineral memory in the playa.
Theme Camp
Pamoja Project
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Emphasising the “Africa” in “AfrikaBurn”, we bring African music (afrohouse, afrobeats, amapiano) to the desert through our (afro)house parties hosted from ~1-4ish each afternoon. During the mornings we serve Rooibos & Rusks, and during the full week you can create new global connections: our camp represents many nationalities, from South Africa to Brazil, from Namibia to France, from Tanzania, to Lebanon, and more…
5 March 2026
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