Wednesday 22 August 2012

Elephant Sculptures Made From Driftwood



Elephant Sculptures made from driftwood by South African artist Andries Botha. A team of 10 African artists put together this giant family of elephants in a public installation piece titled You Can Buy My Heart and My Soul.





In African mythology the elephant reincarnates carrying the soul of a murdered God. It is thus the embodiment of the transmigration of souls. It is also the metaphor for the world’s preoccupation with Africa as an exotic location. The elephant thus embodies the world’s romanticism with Africa. In part it is the Colonial panacea: wildness can be contained, civilised and taken back to the ballrooms of the First World as a trophy. -sobadsogood.com







Photo credits: Marc Lambrechts, Jean-Paul Remy, Steve Wilde, and piggy2007b


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