High on the Mpumalanga escarpment lies the historic mountain village of Kaapsehoop, where drifting mist softens the outlines of old corrugated-iron homes and sandy roads reminiscent of Pilgrim’s Rest. Though time and weather have altered the town, Kaapsehoop still carries the quiet dignity of its gold-rush past.
‘Geomotional’ is a remarkable and beautifully illustrated exploration of – as the sub-title says – ‘Geometric art, past and present’. The book, which has us journey through images, words, poetry and song, and gives account of a ‘performance-installation’, is compiled by Mary Elizabeth Lange, who is prolific in her writings on Indigenous art and story, and various intersections with heritage.
This large double storey symmetrical home was designed in 1919 by J.M. Solomon and A.J. Marshall for W.H. Haig. The house is named for the ship's bell in the koppie stone archway to the entrance porch. Later owners were African Explosives (1928) and Dr. Francis (Pinky) Hill 1951, mining engineer and scientific researcher particularly into ventilation and dust control on the mines.
