Wim van Zyl Art

Wim van Zyl Art South African artist exploring memory, mortality, and transformation through assemblage and symbolism. Creator of The Tabernacle of Memories.

I grew up in a funeral home in the old Transvaal, surrounded by death but drawn to beauty and mystery. My art is built from the relics and curiosities I’ve collected—animal skulls, heirlooms, and found objects—each one carrying its own history. A midlife reckoning led me to explore tarot, taxidermy, and ritual, seeking meaning beyond my craft as a hairstylist. From that search came Emerging the Ch

rysalis of Being and, soon after, The Tabernacle of Memories—a body of work that balances life and death, the sacred and the profane. Motifs of skulls, wings, saints, and symbols weave through my work like prayers made tangible. Each assemblage is a meditation on transformation and the beauty of objects that outlive us. As I often say, “My art is a way of honouring objects.”

18/07/2026

The less said the better.

📷 Juwan Beyers

11/07/2026

How to hang a plate.

📷 Juwan Beyers

27/06/2026

N donker huis.

📷 Juwan Beyers

20/06/2026

The Bo***ir Chandelier &
“Leeuvel Tiertert muurpapier”

📷 Juwan Beyers

13/06/2026

The alcove bed.



📷 Juwan Beyers

06/06/2026

A Walking stick story.

28/05/2026

Die draai orrel!

24/05/2026

The Golden Soul.

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