David Ballam - Ilha 54 Format:Framed 120cm x 80cm it is then pounded soft

it is then pounded soft in a mortar

are chosen for the purpose of creating interiors that bring happiness

finished with natural cowrie shells

were used in West Africa as a form of currency and thus status

from the stackable Hoff Series by designer Anne Hoff

David Ballam - Ilha 54 Format:Framed 120cm x 80cm it is then pounded softA selection of images taken in and around Ilha de Moambique. The island, which is located in northern Mozambique, was used as a vital trading link between Asia, Africa and Europe. For 400 years the island was to be the capital of Portuguese East Africa. David Ballam was born and schooled in Johannesburg, South Africa. He first attended university in Cape Town but later moved to Rhodes University in the Eastern Cape. He was introduced to the camera by