Artist depicts destruction in Serengeti
Friday, March 27, 2015
Papageorge
Her solo exhibition, The Sherpard Principle, on show at the I-Towers in the Gaborone CBD, recently revealed her deep sense of conservation and how her defiance against those who try to suppress her silent voice of advocacy.
The elderly artist told Arts&Culture that her work instigated awareness. “I am not political. I just love nature but I produce the kind of art that will make people aware of the destruction that might be taking place around them.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...