Sue Williamson

 

NO MORE FAIRY TALES 

 

The title for this work derived from a quote by assassin apartheid Eugene de Kock describing the troubled South African situation in the eighties and attempting to justify his own actions. There are three video works in the series, and the focus is on the reality that the painful trauma of apartheid deeply affected not only those who had to live through it, but continues to be a defining factor in the lives of their children.

 

• It’s a pleasure to meet you (2016)  features Candice Mama and Siyah Mgoduka in a candid conversation    

                about the process and complexities of forgiveness. 

 

• What Is This Thing Called Freedom? (2016) brings together three generations of the Siwani family as they 

                reflect on the enduring scars of apartheid and how its legacy has affected their lives. 

 

• That Particular Morning (2019), a collaboration with Siyah Mgoduka—the son of a policeman 

                assassinated in December 1989—explores the painful personal history of loss and the broader social  

                context of political violence.

 

 

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Exhibited At:

 

• Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA), Cape Town, South Africa

 • Karst, Plymouth, UK

• Net Victoria, London, UK

• Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, France

• Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), Miami, USA

• Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

• Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa