07/01/2026
I began Lunch Break because I wanted to understand the South African school system. As someone who grew up in the Netherlands and moved to Cape Town four years ago, I was struck by how much weight is placed on which high school a teenage learner attends.
From the very beginning, it seemed to carry a promise—a kind of guarantee for the future. That idea felt strange to me, and I found myself wondering: is it really true? Through this ongoing project, I’m trying to get closer to the core of that question.