Rebanho
| CCAC #: | 0247 |
| Artwork title: | Rebanho |
| Artist(s): |
Victor Sousa |
| Year made: | 1987 |
| Artwork type: | Paper |
| Medium: | Linocut on paper |
| Framed dimensions (in mm): | 414 x 520 |
| Edition: | 5/15 |
| Source: | Donated by Albie Sachs, whom purchased from artist in Mozambique |
| Year acquired: | 1995 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | On private display |
| Signage: | Sousa's Rebanho translates to 'herd' in Portuguese. This Linocut print reflects on the state of a time in Mozambique during the civil war(1977-1992) when the country faced an economic crisis and widespread famine. Sousa's print critiques Mozambique's spatial politics demonstrated by the government's decision to nationalize land and large state farms with aims to establish a socialist agricultural strategy that then led to a class divide. The depiction of livestock characterized by simplified and suggestive outlines reverberates Sousa's sentiments in foregrounding the signifier(livestock )of economic stability. |
| Themes: |
Cultural Heritage Environmentalism |
| Constitutional links: |
Environmental rights (section 24) Equality - constitutional value (section 1a, section 9) Freedom of trade, occupation and profession (section 22) Health care, food, water and social security rights (section 27) Human dignity - constitutional value (section 1a, section 10) Property rights (section 25) Right to life (section 11) Rights of arrested, detained and accused persons (section 35) |
Photographer: Staff
Photo copyright: CCT
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