Artthrob, August 1998 (extract)
Six alumni at the Gertrude Posel
By Sue Williamson

The University of Witwatersrand focuses on work by six of its most accomplished graduates: Alan Alborough, Jane Alexander, Karel Nel, Justine Lipson, Hentie van der Merwe and Janet Wilson. Curated by Julia Charlton and Natasha Fuller, this is an interesting and well-balanced show, featuring both older and more recent work by the participants. ...

Alan Alborough shows Beautiful Objects, a series of suspended spheres constructed from such humble objects as white plastic pegs, translucent polythene bowls, and coins. Aesthetically pleasing, the spheres are simple yet intricate, suggesting seed pods, the movement of planets, an entire universe. ...