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The Man behind 

The Shoe

Ron Van Zyl

R36 near Branddraai, South Africa

Ron Van Zyl is a South African artist and hotelier.  He is also a devotee of mimetic architecture, and The Shoe is the third piece of it he has constructed.  He built it in 1990 after his wife Yvonne said she wanted a shoe.  He exhibits his art, including rock and wood carvings, inside The Shoe.

Photographs © Luke W. Cole

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