Water

CCAC #: 0127
Artwork title: Water
Artist(s): Grand Maghandlela
Year made: 1994
Artwork type: Paper
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Framed dimensions (in mm): 106 x 137
Year acquired: 1995
Installation type: Movable artwork
Current location: On private display
Signage:

Drawing from everyday life in his community, the artist shows how people shared a single communal tap. Community members waited in long queues to fetch water and wash clothes. The tap became a shared space of daily survival. The work highlights struggles faced by Black communities, particularly mothers, with limited access to basic resources.


CCAC 439812

Photographer: CCT staff
Photo copyright: CCT

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