David Goldblatt
Abandoned farmhouse near Molteno, Eastern Cape
25 February 2006
Long known for his small-scale black-and-white photography critically documenting the political complexities of South Africa, artist David Goldblatt turned in the 1990s to large-format color photography. Abandoned farmhouse near Molteno, Eastern Cape depicts a white farmhouse in disrepair a short distance from a humble brown hut, both dwarfed by an inhospitable expanse of land. Although the relationship between the two adjoining properties is unclear—was the hut home to laborers who worked the farm, once owned by the inhabitants of the larger house?—their juxtaposition against the landscape suggests that racial inequities and economic hardships lie beneath this seemingly tranquil scene. [Permanent collection label, 2016]
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Artist
David Goldblatt
(South African, 1930–2018)
- Title Abandoned farmhouse near Molteno, Eastern Cape
- Date 25 February 2006
- Medium Digital print on 100 percent rag cotton paper in pigment inks
- Edition description 2/10
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Dimensions
image | 31 1/2 x 39 3/4 in.
sheet | 36 x 44 in.
- Credit line University purchase, Yalem Fund, 2006
- Object number WU 2006.0005
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Technique
color photography
digital printing
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Work type
photograph
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Theme
House and Home
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