Political Rights

CCAC #: 0627
Artwork title: Political Rights
Artist(s): Kim Berman
Year made: 1996
Artwork type: Paper
Medium: Relief etching
Dimensions (mm): 380 x 502
Framed dimensions (in mm): 524 x 720 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: In storage
Signage:

The familiar image of people queuiong to vote is used as a symbol of South Africa's first democratic elections. The women gathering in the bottom right signify every person's constitutionally entrenched right to partake in political activities.

Constitutional links: Political rights (section 19)

CCAC 436098

Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
Photo copyright: CCT

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