Paul Weinberg Pella Northern Cape

Paul Weinberg South African, b. 1956

This Roman Catholic Church was a sanctuary for refugees in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the 1880s, Father Simon and Brother Wolf established a church that survives to the present day. Throughout its history, the church has been a hallowed site for vari, 2019-21

Archival pigment inks on 308 gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag

Sheet size: 59.4 x 42 cm

Edition of 15 plus 3 artist's proofs

Series: Earth Songs

Signed and numbered in pencil in the margin

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The Roman Catholic church in Pella, in the Northern Cape, was a sanctuary for refugees in the 18th and 19th centuries. Established by the London Missionary Society, the first church...

The Roman Catholic church in Pella, in the Northern Cape, was a sanctuary for refugees in
the 18th and 19th centuries. Established by the London Missionary Society, the first church
on the site was attacked by a group of marauding San in 1815 and lay abandoned for much
of the 19th century. In the 1880s, Father Simon and Brother Wolf re-established a Catholic
church and community on the site, both of which survive to the present day. Throughout this
recent history, it has been a hallowed site for various indigenous communities engulfed in
ongoing struggles with each other and colonists.

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