The Layered Perspectives exhibition took place last week in the school foyer, featuring the innovative artwork of Grade 9 and 10 Visual Art students at SSIS. This exhibition showcases five distinct projects that explore how artistic techniques shape our understanding of identity, memory, and social consciousness.
Grade 9 Projects:
- Juxtaposition: This series uses vibrant acrylic compositions to transform personal objects into reflections on belonging. Hung from architectural house frames, these works explore how ordinary items accumulate significance through their relationships to place and experience.
- Sustainable Development Goals: A collection of lino-cut prints that visually address global challenges. The relief printing process emphasizes the theme of preservation and removal, impacting the final image.
- Sense of Place: Delicate observational studies that highlight how texture and detail can evoke emotional landscapes.
Grade 10 Projects:
The Grade 10 selections push these ideas further through technical experimentation.
- Distortion & Movement: This project captures the fluidity of time using in-camera photography, where strategic shutter speeds turn static scenes into dynamic explorations of perception.
- Reconstructed: A collection of Cubist-inspired screenprints that deconstruct and reassemble identity through layered stencils and vibrant inks.
Together, these projects create a conversation about art’s capacity to document, deconstruct, and reimagine our world. The house frames anchoring the Grade 9 works serve as both structural supports and conceptual touchstones, while the Grade 10 pieces challenge viewers to consider how perspective shapes understanding.
Layered Perspectives ultimately demonstrates the transformative power of visual art education, showing how young artists can examine their world with technical precision and imaginative freedom. The exhibition invites viewers to explore the connections between different mediums and approaches, revealing shared human experiences. Each work contributes to a larger narrative about how we process, preserve, and reinterpret our place in the world.
