Guardians at the Fires
CCAC #: | 0412 |
Artwork title: | Guardians at the Fires |
Artist(s): |
Gideon Mendel |
Year made: | 2005 |
Artwork type: | Photography |
Medium: | Digital Photographic print, mounted between metal and glass |
Dimensions (mm): | 450 x 1180 |
Artwork series: |
A8 - ActionAid |
Source: | Donated by the artist |
Installation type: | Movable artwork |
Location area: | On public display |
Signage: | Taken for an advocacy project ahead of the 2005 G8 Summit in Scotland, to highlight aspects of Africa’s socio-economic challenges, the photo shows women cooking outside the Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. They stayed at the under-staffed hospital to take care of their relatives, many who suffered from AIDS-related diseases. |
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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.