Refiloe interviews Mark Read, the chairman of Africa's oldest commercial gallery, the Everard Read Group. They talk about Mark’s unique experience of being raised in the art business; then going on to helm and grow the family enterprise and ultimately becoming an influential figure in the art community. They also focus on his parallel life as a dedicated naturalist and preservationist who uses his influence to support several philanthropic causes. The wide ranging discussion explores ideas around visual art as a primordial tool of human expression and connection; and Mark gives his views on the innumerable possibilities that art can create for anyone, and for South Africans in particular.