Patience On Monument Flashcards
Subject matter
Monumental black woman classically draped with one breast revealed sitting casually on a pile of garbage brought by western civilization of Africa
Peels a bitter lemon hinting true position of black women in history
Subject matter
Monumental black woman classically draped with one breast revealed sitting casually on a pile of garbage brought by western civilization of Africa
Peels a bitter lemon hinting true position of black women in history
Symbols
Objects in rubbish heap like dead bird= vanitas symbol
Handbag= femininty
Background
Collage of photocopied schoolbook illustrations showing traumatic conflict over land
Space
Image gradually recedes into background & consists of images like black warriors and British soldiers photocopied & stuck to record SA’s past from a prejudice pov
Scale & repetition
Using photocopied images allows her to repeat & change scale
How significant becomes insignificant
Does not give prominence to historical events like battles.
Rather depicts customary depictions of history & figure if black woman whose role in history was perceived as unimportant
Colour
Repetitive yellows against brown
Forms
Hundreds of small over painted figures
Message
Critical look at history as recorded from a dominant white patriarchal pov.
Challenges white historical & political dominanation & leser position of women in society
