Two sketchbooks form the core of these observations. The Old Town on the island of Zanzibar was inspirational with the feeling that it would all crumble in just a few years. I finished one sketchbook in the creative ferment and had to beg paper to bind into a second book. Since the paper was thin and I then lost my fine paintbrushes, the emphasis changed to toning pencil outlines. This was no obstacle since the change in technique opened new expressive potentials.

By the time I reached Zanzibar, the antennae were fully tuned; not just to record what I saw, but to select the subjects, angles and time of day to suit my limited technique and materials.