Saluting Ghost
| CCAC #: | 0020 |
| Artwork title: | Saluting Ghost |
| Artist(s): |
John Baloyi |
| Year made: | 2004 |
| Artwork type: | Sculpture or object |
| Medium: | Wood |
| Dimensions (mm): | 1600 x 1700 x 4000 |
| Source: | Acquired by the Artworks Committee |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | On public display |
| Signage: | Saluting Ghost is a wooden sculpture by John Baloyi that reflects on the presence of past “ghosts” of history and the importance of remembering them. The work suggests that forgetting past violence and injustice risks their return. It draws a direct link between memory and the Constitution, which is presented as a guiding framework for how people should live together based on shared historical experience and a commitment to preventing past horrors from repeating. |
| Themes: |
Memory and memorialisation Collective memory of apartheid-era trauma |
| Constitutional links: |
Equality - constitutional value (section 1a, section 9) Human dignity - constitutional value (section 1a, section 10) Freedom and security of the person (section 12) |
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.