Artist depicts destruction in Serengeti
Friday, March 27, 2015
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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 a warning flare to every Motswana who logs onto social media. As a country, we have reached a point where the line between robust debate and outright destruction has become dangerously blurred. At face value, Mabeo’s response, which seeks an apology and threat of a defamation suit, might seem severe to some. But we cannot ignore the context. The comment in question did not offer a policy critique or question a political decision.It...