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God Wants His People from Break the Silence!

Trevor Makhoba. God Wants His People from Break the Silence! 2000-01

Left: Trevor Makhoba (South African, 1956–2003). God Wants His People from Break the Silence! 2000–01. Linoleum cut from a portfolio of 31 prints of various mediums by various artists. Composition: 16 7/16 x 11 7/8" (41.8 x 30.2 cm); sheet: 23 1/4 x 16 9/16" (59 x 42 cm). Publisher: Art for Humanity, Durban. Printer: Durban Institute of Technology. Edition: 25. General Print Fund, 2007. © 2011 Art for Humanity. Right: God Wants His People on a billboard for the Break the Silence! campaign, Durban, 2005. © 2011 Art for Humanity

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Trevor Makhoba produced this linocut for the portfolio Break the Silence!, by twenty-one artists. The project was spearheaded by Art for Humanity, an organization that uses visual art to address human rights issues, including the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa. Makhoba presents the acronyms as a theatrical graveyard of letters, utilizing the hard-edged contrast attainable with black-and-white linocut. The composition also appeared on billboards throughout urban and rural areas of Kwa Zulu-Natal, where the incidence of HIV/AIDS is particularly high.