Bermuda: Student a Shona Sculpture - Hamilton, Pembroke Parish

Student
Queen Elizabeth Park

Hamilton, Pembroke Parish

Bermuda

N 32° 17.564 W 064° 47.218

Short Description: 

The Shona style sculpture, "Student", is located in Queen Elizabeth Park in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Location: Bermuda

Long Description:

Jonothan Mhondorohuma has carved "Student" a 4' high seated figure from springstone a variety of black serpentine. The "Student" is sitting on a 1.5' cubic limestone base set on top of a 6" high square floor level base. The barefooted figure is wearing a textured one piece outfit. The right hand of the student is placed on the right side of his bald round head. His right elbow is resting on an open book that he is holding on his lap with his left hand.

A sign on the side of the base gives background material. It is inscribed:

Jonothan Mhondorohuma

Zimbabwean, 1974

"Student" from the Book Reader Series, 2006

springstone

Collection of the Bermuda National Gallery

Gift of Dusty Hind and Barara O'Shaughnessy

Shona Sculpture, also called Zimbanwe Sculpture is widely

accepted as the most important art movement to emerge from

Africa in the twentieth century. Mhondorohuma's subject matter

is seen as classical and innovative almost always involving 

human activity and ranging from cultural Shona customs to daily

life. His "Book Reader" series in particular has received wide

acclaim and is currently an area he continues to explore. He is

currently a widely exhibiting artist and is regarded as one of the

major talents of the Shona sculptors.