Sue Williamson
(b. 1941, Lichfield, United Kingdom)
Truth Games: Melanie Magmoed - brother shot - Dolf Vermeulen
Date1998
MediumLaminated color laser print, wood, metal, plastic, Perspex
Dimensions33 1/8 x 47 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (84.1 x 120.9 x 6.1 cm)
Credit LineMarieluise Hessel Collection, Hessel Museum of Art, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
CopyrightCourtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery UK Limited
Object numberR2023.33
ClassificationsMultiple
Not on view
DescriptionTruth Games highlights the most important cases investigated by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Each piece pictures an accuser, a defender, and an image of the event in question. Evidence taken from press reports summarizes the accusations and defence. These texts are printed on slats obscuring sections of the work. In order to see hidden parts of the images, viewers must slide the slats across the work to uncover what is beneath. Is the truth finally coming out or is it still hidden? (https://www.sue-williamson.com/truth-games)
