Have you seen the Cape   (Het jy die Kaap gesien)

Have you seen the Cape (Het jy die Kaap gesien)

Have you seen the Cape (Het jy die Kaap gesien) is a sadistic game or joke when a young farm boy is dangled by his ears and asked have you seen the beautiful Cape. But as set against such expectations of beauty and wealth a signifier diamonds and cubistic form one is confronted with the harsh reality the poverty stricken mainly poor coloured people of mixed race the Bergie , a phenomenon during the Apartheid and Apartheid post era of South Africa. A Bergie is a term for a subsection of vagrants in Cape Town who live on the slopes of Table mountain beg for money and food in the city and addiction by and large to ease their angst methylated spirits Ijuxtaposed his photograph

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Adi
12 years ago
Adi Artist
yes...I can relate to this
Michael Pratt
14 years ago
Michael Pratt Artist
strong and powerful narrative-
Mauro Gazzara
14 years ago
Mauro Gazzara Artist
bell'opera complimenti voatat! buona fortuna mauro.

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