The Annual PPC Young Sculptors exhibition and competition was held in Pretoria, South Africa on the 29 September 2002. One of the valuable prizes was awarded to campus intern Caleb Lightening. Caleb is a third-year Fine Arts student at the Pretoria University, where he leads the campus ministry.

Each year, PPC, a well known South African cement company, awards young sculptors a total of R30,000 ($3000) in prizes. There are two first prizes, one for Best Sculpture and another for Technical Excellence in Concrete Sculpture. Each first prize is R10,000 ($1000), with R5000 ($500) going to the two runners-up. This year Caleb was awarded the first prize for Technical Excellence.

The judges gave this description of his work:

"The sculpture is of a hammerhead shark, which has been cantilevered from a steel plate attached to the wall. The artist has brought in an element of humor by painting the dorsal fin and flank of the shark with the insignia of the old South African Airways--thus 'Haai Flying' or, translated, 'Shark flying.'

The sculpture, suspended over its length, defies gravity and all the boundaries associated with the weight of the concrete. It is technically brilliant with a smooth and sleek finish. The artist has demonstrated his respect for and mastery in dealing with concrete."

Caleb is a talented artist both in drawing, painting and sculpturing. For some time his two dreams have been to develop his artistic talent and to serve God in the full-time ministry. Caleb has already been serving as an intern for two years in the Johannesburg Church.

"I am excited and delighted," says Caleb. "This is the first time I have entered this competition and I won. I prayed a lot about it and I am very thankful God gave me this encouragement. The art world is very competitive so any form of recognition is very important."

Caleb said his 'Haai Flying' sculpture was meant to be humorous because of the old South African Airways Insignia painted on the Shark's Fin but added, "The message I was conveying is more about high flyers in society. They changed the logo on the airplanes but it is still the same planes they are flying. In the same way, no matter what people change on the outside it will still be the same shark underneath!"

The awards have attracted quite a lot of attention both from the local newspaper and two of the local TV stations. Said the Pretoria News: "This competition has become a benchmark for young artists wanting to establish themselves within the sculpting community."