Thursday 12 February 2009

santu mofokeng



Ishmael, Eyes Wide Shut





'One can't travel far within this country before coming upon shadowed ground of negative remembrances of violence and tragedy. This partly explains my peregrinations here in foreign lands. In 1997 I started to visit the shadow grounds of Europe and Asia. I wanted to see how other countries were dealing with places associated with negative memories. The demise of apartheid has brought to force a crisis of spiritual insecurity for the many who believe in the spiritual dimensions of life. Today this consciousness of spiritual forces, which helped people cope with the burdens of apartheid, is being undermined by mutations in nature. If apartheid was a scourge the new threat is a virus - invisible perils both.'

Santu Mofokeng, The Namib, Namibia, 1997 



Exhibition runs January 14 - February 28, 2008 at Rivington Place



1 comment:

Unknown said...

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