▁The ▁artist ▁Walter ▁Batt iss ▁knew ▁the ▁site ▁as ▁a ▁young ster ▁and ▁wrote ▁about ▁it ▁in ▁publications ▁on ▁rock ▁eng rav ings . ▁R andy ▁Hart zen berg ▁produced ▁After ▁D rie kop se il and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁now ▁h anging ▁at ▁the ▁Iz iko ▁South ▁African ▁National ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town . ▁St rij dom ▁van ▁der ▁Mer we ▁used ▁D rie k ops ▁E il and ▁images ▁in ▁his ▁exhibition ▁' Messages ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Earth ' ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Johannes burg ▁Gallery ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Julia ▁Martin ▁dev otes ▁a ▁chapter ▁to ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁D rie k ops ▁E il and ▁in ▁her ▁book ▁A ▁Mill imet re ▁of ▁D ust . ▁Michael ▁C ope ' s ▁anth ology ▁G ha ap ▁has ▁a ▁poem ▁Rock ▁Eng rav ings ▁on ▁a ▁Gla cial ▁F loor ▁inspired ▁by ▁D rie k ops ▁E il and . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁features ▁in ▁numerous ▁document ary ▁films ▁including ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁A ▁country ▁imag ined ▁( with ▁Johnny ▁C leg g , ▁Cur ious ▁Pictures , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁The ▁artist ▁Wille m ▁Bos hoff ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁D rie kop se il and ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁sculpt ure ▁" Th inking ▁Stone " ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁State . ▁ ▁Other ▁rock ▁eng ra ving ▁sites ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁ ▁Wil de be est ▁Ku il ▁Rock ▁Art ▁Centre ▁ ▁No