{"id":505,"date":"2017-01-06T12:27:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T10:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/remembering-madibas-shirt\/"},"modified":"2017-01-06T12:27:26","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T10:27:26","slug":"remembering-madibas-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/remembering-madibas-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Madiba’s shirt."},"content":{"rendered":"

It is common for people to hold onto items of clothing of loved ones who have passed. In Port Elizabeth, art students at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University have taken\u00a0this a step further by creating and erecting their own version of that special piece of clothing that will be a permanent reminder of our beloved Nelson Mandela. Their sculpture is called “The Madiba Shirt” and is comfortably perched in the Beyers Naud\u00e9 Garden of Contemplation at the university. The sculpture is intended to be a constant and inspirational reminder of the values of NMMU and Madiba. The Madiba Shirt is the first phase of a public art project at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. The\u00a0metal frame of the Madiba Shirt has\u00a0an intricate wirework\u00a0that suspends\u00a0individually made ceramic tiles. Letters on the the tiles spell words: ubuntu, unity, diversity, integrity, excellence. Shirt dimensions:-\u00a03m height, 2.2m width and 1.4m depth. A large shirt for a large man. The\u00a0sculpture was conceived by artists Mary Duker<\/a> and Bianca Whitehead <\/a>of the Art department of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University<\/a> with the support from NMMU Arts and Culture<\/a>.\u00a0 Jonathan van der Walt managed the design, production and installation of the aluminium wire element of the project.\u00a0The frame was constructed\u00a0by Roland Luders and his team at R & R Aesthetics<\/a>, Bianca Whitehead and the ceramic students made and installed the ceramics, The Wire Team consisted of Amos Ragophala, Michelle D’Urbano, Isso Jafta, Sarel Venter and Jonathan van der Walt.\u00a0\u00a0The sculpture was unveiled in October 2015.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Info taken from:-https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jonathanvdwaltartist\/<\/a><\/span> The Madiba Shirt Story:- The Madiba Shirt was a creation for Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. In 1994, the designer Desre Buirski gave a gift of a hand-printed batik shirt to Nelson Mandela\u2019s body guard, with a note saying \u201cThank you for everything you have done and the sacrifices you have made for our beloved country\u201d. Mr. Mandela wore the shirt the next day to the dress rehearsal for the opening of Parliament and was photographed on the front page of a local newspaper. Desre Buirski subsequently designed many printed, embroidered and over 150 hand-painted silk shirts for South Africa\u2019s beloved Madiba, which he wore on the world stage, becoming a global style as well as political icon. The style of ‘The Madiba Shirt’ evolved as Mr. Mandela requested various shirts throughout his time as President. Taken from:http:\/\/www.presidential.co.za\/brands\/presidential-shirt\/madiba-shirt-story.html<\/a>

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A close up of the ceramic tiles<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The base of The Madiba Shirt sculpture<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Madiba Shirt at NMMU<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Back view of Madiba Shirt sculpture<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The Madiba Shirt sculpture aptly expresses the stature of Mandela<\/figcaption><\/figure>        
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Jonathan van der Walt and team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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