Prison Hack: Andrew Mlangeni
| CCAC #: | 0038e |
| Artwork title: | Prison Hack: Andrew Mlangeni |
| Artist(s): |
Willem Boshoff |
| Year made: | 2003 |
| Artwork type: | Sculpture or object |
| Medium: | Black granite, flat polished granite slabs, sandblasted incissions |
| Dimensions (mm): | 1325 x 1004 x 30 |
| Artwork series: |
Prison Sentences |
| Source: | Donated by Gordon Schachat, Leon Kirkinis and Richard Enthoven |
| Year acquired: | 2005 |
| Installation type: | Permanently installed |
| Location area: | On public display |
| Signage: | The slabs are a depiction of prison sentences of eight of the Rivonia Trialists, their names added on the slabs' sides. A week is represented by each tally. The lines suggest the enormity of the injustice of apartheid, but also the strength and courage of the imprisoned men. |
Photographer: Staff
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.