“Use the little you got to make a change in the world.” This was the advice shared by Justice Albie Sachs during an exclusive interview on the Constitutional Court Art Collection exhibition at the William Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberley.
“USE THE little you got to make a change in the world.” This was the advice shared by Constitutional Court judge and human rights activist Justice Albie Sachs during an exclusive interview on the Constitutional Court Art Collection (CCAC) exhibition that is taking place at the William Humphreys Art Gallery (WHAG) in Kimberley.
The CCAC travelling exhibition, which is held under the title “A luta Continua: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy”, made its first stop in Kimberley after it was showcased in Makhanda in Grahamstown during the National Arts Festival.
More than 100 art pieces, including various mediums such as tapestry, print and sculpture, are on display during the exhibition.
Sachs said each of the art pieces captured the spirit of South Africa as it moved from racist oppression into a democratic country.
“Many international judges all point to the South African Constitutional Court as one of the top courts in the world, not just in Africa. That means we have the skills and intelligence as well as the warmth of heart to have brought about enormous changes.
“We use the same skills and warmth of heart to deal with inequality, poverty, unemployment and continued racism, the unfairness of who owns and occupies land and an education system that is not balanced.
“We still have much to do. We can use the rights we got to make society much better than it is,” he said.
Sachs said although there is still much to be done, the successes achieved so far cannot be dismissed.
He added the late Kimberley-born Judge Yvonne Mokgoro played a pivotal role in the display of artwork at the Constitutional Court.
“Kimberley is the first city to host the exhibition. It is a travelling exhibition, but it first visited Judge Mokgoro’s city,” said Sachs.
The exhibition will run until September 9.
