Here’s an action shot of Lazy Susan, an interactive sculpture by Johan van der Schijff (right), at his solo show, which opened at Bell-Roberts gallery last night.
An ironic and explicitly phallic interplay between weaponry, technology, culture and comedy, Johan’s exhibition – his first solo in SA in about 8 years (if I’m not mistaken) – was aptly titled Power Play. Deliberately male and dominant, Johan’s aesthetic entry points ranged from cooky, erect juxtapositions and orifice-infested media, to fun and easy-to-use mechanical interactions – look, ma! it follows me! In short, the show makes us all smile that uncomfortable smile that, if you’ve met Johan personally, you’ve probably seen on his face once or twice…
