Rock art made in translation
Subtitle: framing images from and of the landscape : to accompany an exhibition at Iziko South African Museum
By: curated by Pippa Skotnes and Petro Keene ; edited by Pippa Skotnes ; with contributions by Kapilolo Mario Mahongo ... [et al.].
Contributors: South African Museum
Publisher: Jacana
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Johannesburg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9781431400805
Subjects: Petroglyphs; In art; Rock paintings; Exhibitions; San Art; Landscapes in art
Other titles: Made in translation :
Description: Showcases the varying ways in which South African landscapes have been 'translated' or transformed via rock art. Includes the works of copyists from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries, including works by George Stow, Helen Tongue, Dorothea Bleek, and Charles Schunke. Also includes essays, historical and contemporary photographs, and translations of San texts and stories.
Notes: Catalogue of an exhibition held at Iziko South African Museum, November 2010 to September 2011.

"A project of the University of Cape Town's Centre for Curating the Archive and the Visual University and its Columbarium."--P. [4].

Accompanying CD includes 'Ukuthula', an African lullaby song, and 'Horizons', by Peter Louis van Dijk; both pieces performed by the University of Cape Town Choir, conducted by John Woodland.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [104-105]).