Reading the Ancestor
| CCAC #: | 0603 |
| Artwork title: | Reading the Ancestor |
| Artist(s): |
Abdulcadir Ahmed Said |
| Year made: | 2006 |
| Artwork type: | Video |
| Medium: | Film |
| Video art duration: | 6:01 |
| Source: | Donated by Bridget Thompson and Tomas Films |
| Year acquired: | 2021 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | In storage |
| Exhibitions: | |
| Signage: | An artistic interpretation of Ernest Mancoba's oil painting L’Ancêtre, symbolising Africa's history of oppression and resistance, complementing Mancoba's spiritual iconography. Mancoba expresses the need to preserve African heritage as a shared heritage of humanity, as does Joseph Ndlovu's Humanity, the very first work of the CCAC. |
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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.