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Curated by Fine Art Painting lecturer and Fine Art Practice 3 course coordinator Robyn Munnick, the Fine Art Practice 3 exhibition - opened earlier in February - embodies an interdisciplinary culmination and creative collaboration of selected Fine Art Practice 3 student work of 2024. The show offers individual perspectives on conceptual themes such as chaos, order, time, space, cultural identity, familial ideology, world-building, belonging, and ways of seeing, all while exploring the technical facilities of printmaking, digital art, photography, painting, sculpture, and installation.

In doing so, it catalyses within the contemporary paradigm of visual arts, capturing the course’s aims to foster student growth through critical thinking, ownership, and individuality whilst developing each student's visual language. For instance, Exhibiting Sculpture Student Sarah Volker’s work Bounce Back? and Delicate explores the theme of endurance by focusing on the physical toll of ballet on both the dancer’s body and their paraphernalia. The piece parallels the damage sustained by pointe shoes and the physical strain endured by the dancer. Just as the pointe shoes bear visible signs of wear and tear, the dancer’s body endures blisters, bruises, and even the loss of toenails. This tension between the elegance of ballet and its hidden realities underscores a paradox: the fragility and strength of the human body. The installation further delves into the complex relationship between a dancer's mind and body.

Printmedia Student Sami Qoko has also created a series of monotypes titled Inportant Photo, OoTata, Oomama, Ayanda, Linda And Lizo and 4 June 1958. These prints skilfully explore her familial archive by re-contextualising and re-framing cherished memories and narratives.

On the other hand, Painting student Oni Speelman tackles the profoundly personal subject of grief by exploring its five stages, inspired by her own experience of nearly losing someone close. Her selected paintings—Nothing I Do Makes It Better (denial), Mourning the Mourning since March 16th (depression), and If I Ask for Closure, what'll Happen if You Come Over? (bargaining)—portray the aftermath of loss and the journey towards finding ways to live with grief.

Lastly, Digital Arts Student Zaza Germond presents a multi-modal installation entitled Conspiracy of the Adamaster. This work investigates the dissemination of misinformation and the creation of conspiracies and false media, drawing parallels with the formation of urban legends such as Bigfoot and Moth Man. Adopting a pseudo-scientific approach, Germond built an interactive website in HTML inspired by online forums collecting Bigfoot sightings. The installation further explores how such urban legends evolve in contemporary urban environments.

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Notably, several students have had their work selected for the prestigious Eastern Cape Lithuba Lakho competition and exhibition. The exhibition opened on the 20^th of February at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum in Gqeberha, further underscoring the Fine Art Department’s commitment to nurturing innovative and thought-provoking artistic talent at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网. It will be up until the 22^nd of March.