‘Hadidas Peerbal (Hadidas Pear Ball)’, 2010, aluminium, stainless steel, plywood, tanned leather, stuffing, 90cm wide x 66cm high x 38cm deep

‘Hadidas Peerbal (Hadidas Pear Ball)’, 2010, aluminium, stainless steel, plywood, tanned leather, stuffing, 90cm wide x 66cm high x 38cm deep

Johann van der Schijff’s research interests are in the areas of computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques and the design of interactive systems. Growing up in South Africa, questions of power relations in society underlie much of his work, forcing the viewer into a position of choice in their engagement with his artworks. His work has been concerned with the effects of apartheid and the pervasiveness of violence that continues in its wake. Central to his exhibitions has been the presence of interactivity as he tempts his viewers to interact with his sculptures even as they realise such interactions are suggestive of aggression and complicity in violence.

– Johann van der Schijff