Owl House
Visited Nieu Bethesda in December, to see the Owl House. Crazy, strangely tragic place. Back story for those who might not know it, is that Helen Martins spent from 1945 to 1976 decorating her house with strange statues of cement, and colourful crushed glass. She was joined by Koos Malgas in 1964, and he sculpted most of the statues.
People theorise that this was Helen’s response to parental abuse as a child. According to Wikipedia. “Her lifelong exposure to the fine crushed glass she used to decorate her walls and ceilings caused her eyesight to start failing in 1976. She committed suicide on August 8, 1976 by ingesting caustic soda, aged 78.”
Disturbing place. You should visit, if you’re in SA and interested in outsider art.
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Really enjoyed reading this..Its a very sad story..The art work is amazing.