The Colour of Rain

Explaining her love of these evocative trees, Georgina explains, "At the end of the year, in the rainy season, I wait for the Flamboyant Tree to come into bloom. The landscape is dotted with red flowers, and as they begin to fall, the floor becomes a carpet of red.'' 

Harare is famous for images of this red tree, commonly known as the Flame Tree or Delonix Regia.

 These trees mark the change of the season; and as Georgina notes, reminds her of the smell of the rain.  ''It is a time to wash things away, to feel the raindrops and to watch the color red become stronger every week as the rains pour down.''

Speaking on the rich color of the trees, she notes 'this red gives me the power to start again and refresh my work. Red is not a color that drains me, it gives me energy, it gives me life. It is a color that means perseverance.''

Georgina's love of red, and the work that she has made about it, is intrinsically linked to Zimbabwe. In speaking about her identity, Georgina states: ''The fact that I make part of the vast ethnic diversity of what being an African includes, and that as an artist I make a contribution in my own way and language, and that I live in Africa, and take pride in my culture – these are just a few things that make me proud to be Africa''