Africa Rifting: Lines of Fire Namibia/Brazil
CCAC #: | 0488 |
Artwork title: | Africa Rifting: Lines of Fire Namibia/Brazil |
Artist(s): |
Georgia Papageorge |
Year made: | 2001 |
Artwork type: | Video |
Medium: | Video |
Video art duration: | 15:14 |
Edition: | 9/15 |
Source: | donated by the artist |
Year acquired: | 2004 |
Installation type: | Movable artwork |
Current location: | In storage |
Exhibitions: | |
Signage: | Georgia Papageorge looks at the Gondwanaland continental split between Africa and South America as both a geological and sociological rift. The artist travelled to and joined these two continents together through the use of red banners, suggesting a link between Namibia and Brazil through violence, hope, salvation and redemption. |
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NOTE: The process of photographing artworks in the CCAC is underway - we are currently working to improve image quality and display on the CMS but have included internal reference photos for identification purposes in the interim.