Gebuza. To dig a big hole
Cloete, Marisa
Illustrator country: South Africa
Scenarist: Cloete, Marisa
Scenarist country: South Africa
Language: English
Keywords: colonialism; exploitation; justice; South Africa
PROJECT:
First prize ex-aequo Africa e Mediterraneo Award 2002, category “Human Rights”
PUBLISHED IN:
Published in: edited by S. Federici e A. Marchesini Reggiani, Africa Comics 2002, Lai-momo, Sasso Marconi 2002
These pages describe the harsh working conditions of miners and the injustices experienced by black workers during the colonial era and the Apartheid: the situation in many South African diamond mines.
Technique: Tempera
Black and White
Original drawings
Dimensions: 38,5 x 50 cm
Exhibited where: Exhibited in Bruxelles, Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée, June 3 – September 28, 2003
Inventory: inv. 307 / coll. CX32.SA.CLOETE.1
Number of sheets: 3
Notes: Each page is made up of two sheets glued on a bigger one, and covered by a film with the lettering - Each page on the covering film reports the indication of the top and bottom black overlay - The first page on verso reports the Author's data - Each page on verso reports the Author's name, the title and the number of the page
