Made during the Sacatar Foundation residency on Itaparica, Brazil — a net with dense and fragile areas, “making whole what had been damaged and fragmented by rough seas.” De Villiers later read in Cirlot’s Dictionary of Symbols that the fishing net is a “symbol of extracting the unconscious elements from deep-lying sources and finding the elusive treasure or wisdom.” The making was a meditative process that led to life-changing decisions. Photograph: Kai Lossgott.