South Africa's Bill of Rights
| CCAC #: | 0464 |
| Artwork title: | South Africa's Bill of Rights |
| Artist(s): |
Norman Kaplan |
| Year made: | 1996 |
| Artwork type: | Paper |
| Medium: | Linocut |
| Dimensions (mm): | 560 x 480 |
| Framed dimensions (in mm): | 720 x 524 x 40 |
| Edition: | South africa's Bill of Rights A/P 1996 |
| Artwork series: |
Images of Human Rights print portfolio |
| Source: | Donated by the Artists for Human Rights Trust |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | On public display |
| Exhibitions: |
A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - National Arts Festival, Makhanda - 20 to 30 June 2024 A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley - 1 August to 7 September 2024 A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - KZNSA Gallery, Durban - 27 September - 10 November 2024 |
| Signage: | Following an open national competition, this artwork became the cover of the Images of Human Rights print portfolio, issued by the Artists for Human Rights Trust in 1996. The portfolio consists of 27 prints, each depicting a clause of South Africa’s new Bill of Rights, created by artists representative of the nine new provinces of the country. The images are diverse in their creative approaches, with the artists often drawing on their personal experiences to interpret the individual clauses of the new Bill of Rights. Together they have produced a telling, moving record of the optimism and hope that many South Africans expressed about the new era of fundamental rights in South Africa. |
| Themes: |
Human Rights Archive and documentation Art as social practice Belonging Bill of Rights Citizenship Civic engagement Constitutional negotiations Democratic South Africa Memory and memorialisation Public participation Rainbow Nation |
| Constitutional links: |
Human dignity - constitutional value (section 1a, section 10) Equality - constitutional value (section 1a, section 9) Freedom of expression (section 16) Access to information (section 32) Right to freedom of association (section 18) |
| Related constitutional cases: |
S v Makwanyane & Another (1995) Minister of Home Affairs and Another v Fourie and Another (2005) Government of the Republic of South Africa and Others v Grootboom and Others (2000) |
Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
Photo copyright: CCT
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