The Truth Tree

CCAC #:	0036
Artwork title:	The Truth Tree
Organisation:	Bethesda Arts Centre (now Bushman Heritage Museum)
Contributor(s):	Sandra Sweers Yvonne Jonkers Millie Reed Rose Jacobs Margaret Swiers Maggie Jacobs Matilda Dikeni Christelene Jacobs Maria Tamana Julia Malgas Delia Swartz Sophie Femela Sophie Steenberg Sanna Minnaar Shirlene Davids Jeni Couzyn
Year made:	2006
Artwork type:	Textile
Medium:	Applique
Dimensions (mm):	2180 x 1780
Source:	Acquired from the Bethesda Arts Centre, with the support of Jeni Couzyn
Year acquired:	2007
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:	Inspired by the idea of justice under a tree invoked by the Constitutional Court logo and architectural design, 15 women each made a leaf on which they told their stories of facing injustices in their community in Nieu-Bethesda, Eastern Cape, including interconnected issues of alcoholism, hunger, and domestic abuse. The bugs eating the tree represent the ongoing challenges they face.
Themes:	Justice under a tree
Constitutional links:	Freedom and security of the person (section 12) Health care, food, water and social security rights (section 27) Rights of Children (section 28 of the Constitution) Education rights (section 29)
Related constitutional cases:	S v Baloyi (Minister of Justice and Another Intervening) (1999)

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Photo copyright: CCT

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