Mampoer occupies a distinct place within South Africa's material and intangible heritage, reflecting the agricultural adaptability of frontier communities and the resilience of craft traditions under shifting regulatory regimes. While widely recognised in popular culture, its documented history remains comparatively thin.
BOOK REVIEWS
‘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.
BLUE PLAQUES
This house was designed in 1912 by Baker and Fleming for Robert Alfred Lehfeldt, Professor of Natural Philsophy and Physics at the South African School of Mines. Lehfeldt came to Johannesburg in 1906 to take up the appointment and remained at that institution as Professor of Economics, Economic History and Statistics when it became the University of the Witwatersrand.