Holding back the river III (Framed)Holding back the river III, 2024 Monotype 26 x 26cm Laurel Holmes (b. 1964) The further we move from the natural world, the further we move from knowing ourselves and our place in the world, our connection and relationship with the human and non human, the less curious we become about this complex interconnected planet we live on. This is largely the premise that much of my work is based on. As a South African artist, my creative work is drawn from a