David Ballam - Ilha 72 Format:Framed 120cm x 80cm The platters are often times

The platters are often times placed upside down over another platter to act as a cover

socially beneficial and economically feasible manner

Woven from Ilala palm leaf

Cracks can form if the plant is planted directly in the pot

They are hand made and the material is quite flexible so the diameter is never perfectly round

David Ballam - Ilha 72 Format:Framed 120cm x 80cm The platters are often timesA 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