Homage to Soweto
| CCAC #: | 0077 |
| Artwork title: | Homage to Soweto |
| Artist(s): |
Dumile Feni |
| Year made: | 1977 |
| Artwork type: | Paper |
| Medium: | Pen and ink on paper |
| Dimensions (mm): | 578 x 810 |
| Framed dimensions (in mm): | 895 x 1147 x 45 |
| Source: | Donated by Albie Sachs |
| Year acquired: | 2004 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | In storage |
| 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 A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - KZNSA Gallery, Durban - 27 September - 10 November 2024 |
| Signage: | Feni draws from Pablo Neruda’s poem ‘I’m Explaining a Few Things’(1937), Neruda’s response to the fascist bombing of Guernica during the Spanish civil war. Feni relates this to the “blood in the streets” in Soweto on 16 June 1976, where Black students protested against government’s plans to impose Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in their schools. |
| Themes: |
Soweto Uprising (16 June 1976) |
| Constitutional links: |
Education rights (section 29) |
Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
Photo copyright: CCT
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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.