Taking the battle to the grave: South Africa’s contested sites

Origin date: 31 January 2020
Updated: 31 Jan 2020

Taking the battle to the grave: South Africa’s contested sites

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Are these mere solemn relics of disrupted narratives or are these images expressive of the general human predicament?

Ancestors: Fearing the Shadows was first exhibited as part of the German Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013. That year also marked the 100th anniversary of the passing of the Native Land Act, a cornerstone of the apartheid laws. What follows is an excerpt of that show. The emphasis, however, is different.

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01Mofokeng. S. (2020). Taking the battle to the grave: South Africa’s contested sites from Mail & Guardian, 31 January 2020, online. Available at https://mg.co.za/article/2020-01-31-taking-the-battle-to-the-grave-south-africas-contested-sites/ . Accessed on 31 January 2020

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South African History Online. (2020, January 31). Taking the battle to the grave: South Africa’s contested sites. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0149932

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