Silvan Art

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When looking for lodges in the Kruger National Park, few can compare with Silvan Safari when it comes to artistic brilliance. All our art commissions were awarded to emerging South African artists whose work is inspired by or holds a strong connection with nature. Seven individual artists created large-scale works for Silvan's Suites using mixed artforms ranging from oils and watercolours, through to wool and gold leaf. All artworks aim to celebrate the particular environs around Silvan Safari and to bring the beauty of what is outside into the interior. Another three artists collaborated on individual works for each pod, which centred on the associations between each tree and the animals directly linked with that tree. Further masterpieces around the lodge include tree-inspired chandeliers and lamps and our bar's pièce de resistance: a large installation of bee-eaters suspended in mid-air as if in flight. Silvan Safari's art is simply spectacular.