The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword (46664)
This installation piece at the V&A Waterfront is a life size representation of Nelson Mandela’s cell on Robben Island and it is made from the original fencing from the prison on Robben Island.
Chris Swift
Sisyphus (dagga boy)
This piece is a commentary on the similarity between the punishment of Sisyphus and the thousands of labourers who are doomed to back breaking labour
The Great Escape I (Vault)
This replica of the gym vault is made from old discarded school desks. The intention is to suggest that through education anyone can escape the difficulties of their surroundings, no matter how desperate they may seem.
Time On Our Hands at the V&A Waterfront
Ideas around progress and notions of freedom in a country that will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of its first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, from prison on Freedom Day
Art South Africa – Winter 2010
The winter 2010 edition of Art South Africa magazine included coverage of the Spier Contemporary exhibition.
Two thousand and fifty six
This exhibition looked at parody’s of the preciousness of what we now take for granted.
Michaelis Graduate Exhibition 2009
This exhibition is the final work of the students graduating in 2009 with a Batchelor’s degree in Fine Art.
Spier Contemporary 2010
The Spier Contemporary provides a space for exploring our diversity and identity, giving audiences insights into our complexity and thus contributing to our understanding of difference. It has become a key event on South African art calendar.
Dreamcatcher
This Dreamcatcher represents the ‘nightmares’ that are prevented by responsible sex. The original black condoms used to create this installation were the result of the public relations campaign to promote the South African/German arms deal
Twenty Years Ago (2010)
At a time when the whole world’s attention is focussed on South Africa as the first African nation to host the Fifa World Cup, it is easy to forget that none of this could have been possible without one incredible man. The legacy that Nelson Mandela has endured and created is inspiring, infectious and a model to all the worlds citizens.