Untitled, from Apartheid Scrolls series
Rudzani Nemasetoni
South African, born 1962
Details
Title
Untitled, from Apartheid Scrolls series
Artist/Maker
Rudzani Nemasetoni (South African, born 1962)
Date
1994
Medium
Photoetching
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches
Credit
Anonymous gift
Accession #
2005.339.2
On View
Currently not on view
In this series of etchings, Rudzani Nemasetoni repurposes his father’s identification passbook—the official document that both facilitated and restricted movement for Black South Africans from rural areas to urban centers. In using this most visible of oppressive objects of the apartheid system, Nemasetoni explores the intersection of personal and collective memories. This print even includes the image of his father’s face.
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