Prison Hack: Walter Sisulu
CCAC #: | 0038b |
Artwork title: | Prison Hack: Walter Sisulu |
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. |
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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.