Photograph by David Liittschwager I often say to Matilda that I am convinced that were any person to draw a 1m x 1 m square on the ground, with him or her standing in the middle of it, on any spot in the garden – not to mention a forest floor, a pasture, or a river bank – there would be more than enough activity, life forms and drama in that small space to warrant a life time’s attention. For that reason this photo was such a find for me. It pictures the creatures to be found in 1 cubic foot of coral reef. Which makes me realise that my focus was primarily on the ground around my feet. I haven’t even brought the birds flying directly overhead, or the insects in the air of that small square into the equation! Somehow the phrases “Nothing is happening in this place!” or “This must be the most boring spot on the planet” have a shallow, ignorant ring to it. George
The Restory is a Retreat Centre nestled against Tafelkop, a singular mountain head near Wakkerstroom, South Africa. Here we live a simple life as contemplatives. It is a place of re-connection: with ourselves, people, Nature, Silence and Creativity. Our retreats are aimed at this. Our conversations, writing and art centre around the univocity of life. We need a place that reminds us that we are all one. The Restory hopes to be such a place and space.