Creativity courses through the blood of photographer and visual artist Hannelie Coetzee – an inheritance that has been part of her life from the very start. We sat down to chat with her about art and inspiration:
GLAMOUR: What inspires/drives you to succeed?
Hannelie: Cradle to cradle design.
GLAMOUR: What makes you feel like a strong, GLAMOURous woman in your day-to-day life?
Hannelie: Climbing off the scaffold after I’ve made a large public artwork to go view it from across the street.
GLAMOUR: Who is your woman of the year? Why?
Hannelie: My wife. She is epic.
GLAMOUR: What’s the best career advice that you’ve ever received?
Hannelie: Roger Ballen once said in a seminar I attended that you have to stick to what you think makes sense. The more you stay authentic to yourself the better your contribution will be to society.
GLAMOUR: What was the defining moment in your career?
Hannelie: When I took the music out of my ears and started listening to passers-by, as I make artworks in public spaces. Listening and studying is the best inspiration to make sense of things.
For more on Hannelie, get your hands on our September issue on shelf now. Want to know who else made our list? Meet the rest of our fabulous 2015 GLAMOUR Women of the Year, here.
