

Andrew Ntshabele South African , b. 1986
Using random book pages with layers of old newspaper clippings, featuring significant headlines about wars, stock markets, and other major events. Scattered among these are handwritten notes from Stella Wessels, who is believed to have once owned the collection of books now covering Andrew’s surface. Andrew Ntshabele blends paint with carefully chosen words and sentences, drawing profound connections between the visual subject and the text The children, gathered in a circle, are deep in discussion.
Their faces are hidden, and they seem unaware of their surroundings, lost in their deliberations. The image of the children, engrossed in conversation, symbolizes the future generation grappling with the weight of historical events and the legacy they inherit, representing the complexity of understanding and learning from history.