Bets de Bruyn
During the heady, post-apartheid years, a boom took place in the casino industry in South Africa. One of the manufacturers of what were called “casino spectaculars”, a large electronic, animated sign over banks of slot machines, required the services of a sculptor to produce some of the animatronic figures mounted on these signs. It was there that I met Bets de Bruyn, a hard working sculptor and painter. As these huge, 15 metre
I’d love to read more about this part of your career Junior. It would be fascinating to hear more about the process of designing and sculpting the signs; especially in such a short time frame.