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Every year as much as 2 million people – more than half the population of greater Cape Town – are subjected to all forms of modern slavery. Almost 25% of these people are from Africa.

[ Limited Edition Series, Mixed media on found paper ]

A set of found printed maps, retrieved from a refuse bin, begged the question about what has changed so that these maps were no longer useful – discarded as if there was nothing there to find. They have been used and now made redundant.

The fragile nature of the paper, like the fragile human frame, is rich with potential. The names of the emblematic persons becomes something worthy to find: love, grace, peace. There is true value to be found in the representative individuals symbolized here, yet their fleeting images becomes a mere impression of a loved one…

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