Earth- Mother- Earth
CCAC #: | 0612 |
Artwork title: | Earth- Mother- Earth |
Artist(s): |
Dominic Thorburn |
Year made: | 1996 |
Artwork type: | Paper |
Medium: | Woodcut and Woodcut engraving |
Dimensions (mm): | 540 x 360 |
Framed dimensions (in mm): | 720 x 524 x 40 |
Edition: | 44/50 |
Artwork series: |
Images of Human Rights print portfolio |
Source: | Donated by the Artists for Human Rights Trust |
Year acquired: | 2021 |
Installation type: | Movable artwork |
Location area: | On a travelling exhibition |
Signage: | The print reflects the beauty and variety of South Africa’s precious and vulnerable flora and fauna of land, sea and sky. A female nude is enjoying the beauty of an idyllic landscape, exposed to the environment and the perils of climate change. Growing by a pond are two cycads, an ancient indigenous species of tree, now endangered by careless exploitation. The rhinoceros is a symbolic reminder of the importance of conservation. |
Themes: |
Environmentalism Human Rights Day |
Constitutional links: |
Environmental rights (section 24) |
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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.