David J Brown

“My first studio stood on the edge of an area known as District 6. Once the vibrant heart of the city, it became a wasteland, a result of a mass removal of people and a striking testimony to South Africa’s racial laws. Small groups of people lived in the street, sleeping in old cars, packing […] read more

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  • David – 18 March 2016
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  • Zoo2018
  • 11 Deadly Sinners, ’152015
  • Works in progress2013
  • Portraits of Sinners, ’152013
  • 11 Deadly Sinners2011
  • Last hatted autocrat2009
  • Engine driver2008
  • Made in Hong Kong2003–2004
  • Dog2000
  • Robben Island Reunion: Re-marking the Stone1996
  • Dialogue at the dogwatch1995
  • Dogwatch1991
  • Procession1985
  • Hanging Man1982
  • Harfield Village photographs1974
  • Prints & Photographs1970–2013

Engine driver

Large-scale version of the Engine Driver from the series of Eleven Deadly Sinners.

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