Elske Henderson is a multidisciplinary visual artist, based in Cape Town, South Africa.

 

The artist completed her art degree during the 2020 lockdown - following on from her careers in pharmacy and business consulting.  

 

She believes that thinking out of the box requires continuous explorations using a variety of creative media. So she probes concepts of individualism and universality while trying to steer clear of fixed materials and techniques. Elske is specifically intrigued by urban experiences and how these affect our human soul.  

 

More recently, her work has shifted towards comparing ants with urban communities, searching for metaphors and instead finding lessons in the communal living of ant colonies. Secretly, she is into creative joy…