Torso 31

CCAC #: 0445
Artwork title: Torso 31
Artist(s): Thea Soggot
Year made: 1996
Artwork type: Painting
Medium: Magaliesberg earth on Arches paper
Framed dimensions (in mm): 138.5 x 113.5
Artwork series: Torso
Source: Donated by the artist
Installation type: Movable artwork
Current location: In storage
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This work is inspired by an 11th century sculpture that has deteriorated into a limbless torso. Working in wet earth from the Magaliesberg, an area occupied by humans at least 2 million years ago, the artist explores the thoughts and emotions of early humans.


CCAC 438610

Photographer: Unrecorded
Photo copyright: Consult with CCT curatorial team

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