Safe as Housing
CCAC #: | 0614 |
Artwork title: | Safe as Housing |
Artist(s): |
David John Yule |
Year made: | 1996 |
Artwork type: | Paper |
Medium: | Linocut |
Dimensions (mm): | 406 x 284 |
Framed dimensions (in mm): | 720 x 524 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: | On a travelling exhibition |
Signage: | The artist reflects the stability that a safe and comfortable home can provide, feeding into peoples’ lives and relationships. His narrative image features a young couple, intimately focussed on the baby that the woman is expecting, with fragmented forms suggesting a house built of solid masonry, equipped with electric light and running water. A picket fence denotes security while the window reveals peaceful surrounds. |
Themes: |
Human Rights Day |
Constitutional links: |
Housing rights (section 26) |
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Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
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.