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Peter van Heerden
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| Born | 1973 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Known for | Performance art |
| Website | http://www.erf81.co.za/erf81.htm |
Peter van Heerden (b. 1973) is a South African performance artist living and working in Cape Town. His performances often address the idea of saamtrekking or pulling together, a method of practice that can be experienced and shared by all races, colours, and creeds of South Africans.[1] Van Heerdens work is an investigation into masculinity and identity through cathartic performance.[2] Van Heerden’s performance interventions question how the privileged perform themselves once their privilege is deflated.[3]
van Heerden completed his Masters Degree (Cum Laude) in Drama at the University of Cape Town in 2004.[1]
Ubuntu explores white masculinity, especially in the context of contemporary Africa.[6] van Heerden describes the subject: "Ubuntu can be seen as a recipe for living together; a classical concept of 'I am complete in you and you are completed in me.' Ubuntu is not a word; it is a form of practice, an active way of being."[4]
Performed at the Spier Contemporary, 2007.[1] A site-specific live art installation dedicated to the women of Africa, this piece explores the dedication and resolve that South African women have shown in support of their men at war.
Bok challenges notions of Afrikaner masculinity in contemporary South Africa, as the place of the Afrikaner male in society has shifted since the end of apartheid.[7] Re-enactments of assassinations and executions during the Anglo Boer War provide an historical framework for this exploration, with the use of video and sound installations as well.[7]
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