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: | On private display |
| 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. |
| Themes: |
Belonging Gender-based violence Children |
| Constitutional links: |
Freedom and security of the person (section 12) Freedom of religion, belief and opinion (section 15) Human dignity - constitutional value (section 1a, section 10) Rights of Children (section 28 of the Constitution) |
Photographer: Unrecorded
Photo copyright: Consult with CCT curatorial team
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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.