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Nelson Mandela Photograph - Limited Edition of 1

Glynn Griffiths

United Kingdom

Photography, Digital on Other

Size: 16.5 W x 23.4 H x 0.1 D in

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Nelson Mandela 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013 On the wall in my studio hangs this photograph of Nelson Mandela. I took it 1994. My annotation, handwritten in pencil reads: 1994. Tens of thousands of supporters crammed the township stadium - all wanting to see Nelson Mandela at his final election rally in Cape Town. The full-throated 'wall' of singing - call, chant and refrain - from the rich African voices rolled across you, squeezing your chest with anticipation. Without warning the gates opened and in drove Mandela, standing without ceremony in the back of a pick-up truck. His huge smile was wide and open; he raised his fist in the most relaxed of salutes to acknowledge the roaring crowd - his people. It was truly unforgettable Archival Digital print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag paper. Annotated and signed in pencil. Limited edition of 50. The photograph is available elsewhere at the same price

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Photography:Digital on Other

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:1

Size:16.5 W x 23.4 H x 0.1 D in

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For many years I was a photojournalist. There is little I do now as an artist which cannot in some way connect with my previous experiences. They’re like the contents of a backpack that I can’t shrug off - they’ve grown into being nothing more than a part of who I am. In 2008 I was accepted as a mature student into art college. Being exposed to this new language with its complex vocabulary was as liberating as it was daunting. I have a stone-age tool that I picked up as a young boy whilst walking in the veld of my native South Africa. It is a very tangible connection with the earliest of examples of a hard material having been shaped by a human to create a physical object. It has an emotive, simple beauty that is as compelling as it is comforting. Despite making several enquiries I have been unable to ascertain with certainty whether it is a tool for a specific purpose, some form of self-expression, or merely the result of idle curiosity. But to hold it and feel its weight, to rub its shaped and weathered surface and try and sense its past, one cannot but feel that there is a story locked within trying to reach out and talk to us. As a marker of time, the materials we have used as humans is a chart of our development; from the tools of power and the pursuit of food to forms of self-expression and artistic record. There is an undefined relationship between natural and man-made materials. Whether there is an affinity or an awkward tension between them, it is the exploring and interpretation of this variable which intrigues me. I have no clear objective - my approach is a commentary to myself as I respond to what I find is important. I still have a sense of quiet contemplation and anticipation when holding the stone.

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