The Quiet Council

The Quiet Council
Collected Moments of Survival

Set within the dry riverbed of the Auob River, The Quiet Council captures a rare moment of stillness among four Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis).

Reintroduced to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the late 1990s, these giraffe have adapted to one of Southern Africa’s most unforgiving environments. Here, survival depends on movement, memory, and access to the sparse nourishment offered by camelthorn trees (Vachellia erioloba) that line the fossil riverbeds.

Reaching heights of up to 5.5 metres and ranging across vast distances in search of food, giraffe are uniquely equipped to endure this arid landscape. Yet in this work, there is no sense of urgency. Instead, four individuals stand together in quiet formation—alert, composed, and deeply present.

The Quiet Council speaks not only to the physical realities of survival, but to something more intangible: awareness, resilience, and the enduring presence of wildlife in a world of increasing human encroachment.

Despite everything, they are still here.