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) |
Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
Photo copyright: CCT
Does this listing contain information that you think we should improve or change? We would like to hear from you.
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.