Sleeper Black
| CCAC #: | 0128 |
| Artwork title: | Sleeper Black |
| Artist(s): |
William Kentridge |
| Year made: | 1997 |
| Artwork type: | Paper |
| Medium: | Etching, aquatint and drypoint on paper |
| Dimensions (mm): | 970 x 1930 |
| Framed dimensions (in mm): | 1130 x 20803 |
| Source: | Donated by Linda Givon, Goodman Gallery, Jhb and the artist |
| Year acquired: | 1998 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Location area: | On public display |
| Signage: | The struggle by many white South Africans to face up to the exploitation and abuse of Africa and its people is explored. Sleeping, in Kentridge's work, is a metaphor for a state of ignorance, a return to the imaginary, which conveniently allows the external world to be forgotten. However, the sleeper must always wake up. |
Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
Photo copyright: Artist
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