The Heads

CCAC #: 0645
Artwork title: The Heads
Artist(s): Siphiwe Zulu
Year made: c. 2003
Artwork type: Painting
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions (mm): 825 x 1108 x 35
Framed dimensions (in mm): 825 x 1108 x 35
Source: Donated by Janina Masojada and Andrew Makin, two of the Constitutional Court architects, in 2023
Year acquired: 2023
Installation type: Movable artwork
Current location: On a travelling exhibition
Exhibitions: A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - National Arts Festival, Makhanda - 20 to 30 June 2024
A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley - 1 August to 7 September 2024
Signage:

This painting inspired a series of carpets for the Welsh Library at the Constitutional Court. It was put forward by the artist and Storm Janse van Rensburg in response to a call for artists to propose the design of artworks to be integrated into the Court’s building. Heads from the various human figures in the painting were reproduced on vibrant carpets, also displayed in this gallery, together symbolising unity in human diversity.

Themes: Ubuntu

CCAC 456956

Photographer: Staff
Photo copyright: CCT

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