Sihlali, Durant Basi
After the Bulldozer's Demolition, Old Pimville
- undated
- Watercolour on paper
- Sihali Durant
- 66 x 99 cm
In the era of forced removals, Sihlali used watercolour to record township houses before they were demolished. This scene of Old Pimville captures one such moment with urgency and precision, preserving the fragile material reality of a place under threat while serving as an archival trace of South Africa’s traumatic past.
