Michelle Sank

Ballade by Michelle Sank: A Poetic Portrait of Cape Town

Aug 27, 2026

“Ballade” is a poetic homage to my birthplace, Cape Town. My strongest memories are of the Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town and its accompanying Pavilion swimming pool, where I frequented the long walkway and the vast grass areas bordering it throughout my formative years.

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The Submerged by Michelle Sank: Human Stories in a Coastal Landscape

Jan 26, 2026

The imagery in The Submerged was produced in Mid Wales, in a coastal and hilly area located at the end of the railway line. “There is a beach on the west coast of Wales where, as the tide retreats, strange shapes emerge from the sand. Black snouts, wizened arms, and many-limbed lumps push out of the shallows.

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Portraits and personal spaces; My.Self by Michelle Sank

Mar 24, 2021

I was interested in how cultural and social values are expressed within ethnically diverse communities living there and how the emphasis on body image, performance and dress are a means of personal expression.