All Shall Be Afforded Dignity

Delivered in partnership with the Anti-Apartheid Legacy: Centre of Memory & Learning and Action for Southern Africa, “All Shall Be Afforded Dignity” marks 30 years of democracy in South Africa. Artworks by Norman Kaplan invite reflection on themes of human rights, democracy, and the enduring human spirit.

‘All Shall Be Afforded Dignity’ is curated around the work (of the same name) that artist Norman Kaplan made in 1996 in response to a call for art to celebrate the Constitution of the new democratic South Africa.

His linocut, All shall Be Afforded Dignity, was awarded the first prize honour and is engraved into a window in South Africa’s Constitutional Court, on permanent display.

Through sharing the linocuts as well as political and satirical cartoons made by Kaplan, during a career that spans apartheid South Africa, exile in the UK, and the hopes of post-liberation South Africa, this exhibition weaves a narrative that explores the interconnected themes of dignity, democracy, and the enduring human spirit.

Photo credit: Steve Russell Studios

Part of Camden Council's Black History Season which runs from October - December, to celebrate the incredible and wonderful achievements and contributions of Black people across Camden and the UK.