FLIPPING BOOK CHRONICLE 2024

Luvuyo Tsibani

Brent Tayengwa Rendani Nonge Connor Wilson

West

B

Ralfe

C C D D D

West

Oliver Bruyns

Ralfe

B

East

Brent Tayengwa

Ralfe

C

Raif Jinnah

Pascoe

Graydon Leslie

Founders

C

Griffon Erasmus

Founders

Matthew Longmore

Baines

C

Oliver (Ollie) Thompson

McCormick D

Rendani Nonge

West

C

Luneziwe Mshengu

Pascoe

D

Keegan Pattenden

McCormick C

JULY-NOVEMBER 2024

Griffon Erasmus

Founders

D

Connor Wilson

East

D

NAME

HOUSE

BLOCK

Raif Jinnah

Pascoe

D

Patrick Lambert

West

A

Luneziwe Mshengu

Pascoe

D

Matthew Kennedy

Farfield

A

Oliver Thompson

McCormick D

Dylan Hewlett

Farfield

A

Connor McMurray

West

E

Ayabonga Shivane

Pascoe

A

Campbell Freeman

Founders

E

Kian Moses

McCormick A

Leonardo van de Dronker Derbynew Pascoe

E

Reily Elliot

East

B

Kayur Jagadasan

Mackenzie

E

Roelof Rossouw

West

B

Jack Campbell

East

E

Simon Bailes

Founders

B

VISUAL ART

Head of Department: Mrs Jenni Clinton-Parker Staff: Mrs Lieschen Harrison, Mr Michael Kimber, Mr Elton Mlotshwa AWARDS Half-Colours: Riley van Schoor, Harry Witherspoon, Andreas Papadopoulos, Jonathan Boesak, Jacques le Vieux, Jordan Rice Other awards: Johnathan Baber, Jordan Ratsey, Henry Walters ooking back over the year, the thing that stands out is that the spirit of camaraderie and friendship that had to some extent waned over the Covid years has returned to the Art School. The boys are connecting across Blocks once again, and are again encouraging and challenging each other in a positive, brotherly manner. Boys and staff are also working together to bring out the best of both groups. It has been a good year. Staff from other departments, some of whom have never wandered through the department, have begun to visit regularly as they have discovered some hidden, very deep, gems in boys’ visual journals and a safe space to just “be” in this busy Michaelhouse community. Boys are spending many an afternoon drawing, regrouping in a safe space and honing their developing welding skills. Mrs Harrison moved her evening duty from the IT Lab to the Art School, so there is L

teacher supervision in the evenings, too.

A rhythm of life seems to have returned to our art world. Two of our five A Block boys from 2023, Oliver Armstrong and James Cleland, exhibited work in the Tatham Art Gallery’s Schreiner Gallery during the months of May to July as part of the KZN Midlands 2023 Matric Exhibition . The Schlesinger Theatre Foyer Gallery held several exhibitions as well. The year began with an exhibition of 2023 A Block art, which was replaced by an exhibition of current seniors’ work. The Michaelmas quarter saw an exhibition of work from the whole school. The art year came to a finale with the Matric Exhibition Opening Gala on 10 October. A few of our boys entered the national 2025 Making Marks competition, and Henry Walters was awarded a fourth place, a commendation and special mention for his efforts at creating a portrait of his brothers and himself in a Vincent van Gogh style. The matric exhibition was opened by Sarah Lovejoy, a local sculptor who had worked with the A Block art boys during their B Block year. She was delighted to see how they had developed as artists and commended them for their authenticity in dealing with the topic of the IEB Visual Art examination, Truth vs Fiction . What stood out for her was how each boy interpreted the topic through his own eyes. The matric examiner also commended the boys on their technical drawing skill and conceptual development. The boys can be as proud of their

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