| Thursday, June 09, 2005 |
| Human Rights |
| We recently visited a fantastic exhibition in the Machester Art Gallery. A number of Zimbabwe graphic designers were displaying their work, including one who I am now a big fan of. His name is Chaz Maviyane-Davies and his website can be found at Maviyane.
The particular collection that we saw was a series of designs each based on one of the UN human rights. So, the 'duty to the community and the environment' is beautifully potrayed by the interweaving of a fish, an eagle and a cactus interposed onto a human face. You really do have to see it to 'get the picture'. To my delight, the entire collection that I saw can be viewed on his website. See: Human Rights. The picture I just mentioned is at: Rights 29. Other favourites include the right to education, which shows an africa man who is woven onto the end of a book. If you look at the top, it is a book with a picture of a man on it; if you look below, the book and the man are seperate. Again, take a look for yourself: Rights 26.
There's a few rather shocking images, as you might expect from the subject matter. For example, the anti-slavery right is expressed through a man with chains instead of dreadlocks: Rights 4.
Finally, take a look at the 'right to have and change nationalities' picture. A human face woven into the Zimbabwe flag: Rights 15 |
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