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Heilige Schutzengel Photograph - Limited Edition of 5

Gita Claassen

South Africa

Photography, Color on Paper

Size: 33 W x 47 H x 0.1 D in

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My grandma had a print of Lindberg's Heilige Schutzengel, green with age, in her dimly lit guest bedroom, and as a small child, it fascinated me. I was on assignment to create tourism brochures for three small towns in the Northern Cape, South Africa, when this woman, Katriena, and her two children passed me in the street, so I struck up a conversation when they were curious about my camera, and she happily posed with her kids. She had never been photographed before. Women like Katriena don't have easy lives, and are often illiterate and undocumented, because they come from an era when Khoisan people from rural communities were never issued birth certificates. They often struggle to get government IDs, and thus government financial assistance, or even medical care. This photograph is part of a long-term project titled "The Invisibles". Proceeds from the sale of this photograph and others in the series will be donated to the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children, as well as other organisations that aid in the advancements of historically disadvantaged communities of rural South Africa.

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Photography:Color on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:5

Size:33 W x 47 H x 0.1 D in

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I was born in the Spring of 1987 in Beaufort West, South Africa, to nature-loving parents who dragged myself and my brothers to all sorts of outdoorsy places. By the time I was human enough to realise that this is a privilege afforded to few, I had extensively traveled most of Southern Africa’s natural areas. My interest in art and photography started on these trips, with a desire to capture and replicate what I saw. My interest in light and colour, both as creative and as scientific topics, followed suit. The focus of my fine art photography is on highlighting environmental and social issues in a way which is true to life but also endears the subject to the viewer. If I have stirred compassion in the heart of an onlooker for the situation in the photo, I have achieved my goal.

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