Every Three Minutes
CCAC #: | 0234 |
Artwork title: | Every Three Minutes |
Artist(s): |
Rose Shakinovsky |
Year made: | 2009 |
Artwork type: | Sculpture or object |
Medium: | Plastic and felt dolls shoes and paper mounted directly onto the wall |
Dimensions (mm): | 1000 x 850 |
Source: | Donated by Goodman Gallery Cape Town |
Year acquired: | 2011 |
Installation type: | Movable artwork |
Current location: | In storage |
Exhibitions: | |
Signage: | Mostly made from little doll’s shoes, the poignant and chilling work refers to the often-reported yet disproven claim that a child is raped every three minutes in South Africa. Nevertheless, the artwork highlights this country’s extreme levels of sexual harassment and gender-based violence against children, women, men, trans and genderqueer people on a daily basis. |
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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.
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.