Durban Art Gallery - South Africa

The Interactive Street Child exhibition at Durban Art Gallery opened to a tremendous crowd including many street children. It remains open through the FIFA world cup challenging the 'clearing' of street children from the streets of Durban in contravention of their human rights. The work is a true collaboration between Zulu, UK artists and street children.

Justice Albie Sachs opened this exhibition on Human Rights Day together with the 'Dialogue Among Civilisations' and 'Suitcase of Memories' shows.

A film showing the removal of street children by the Metro police is projected in the gallery. They are often left 60km out of the city, or recently placed in 'camps' until the games are over. It was necessary to provide a safe house to prevent us losing our young footballers and artists during this project. Pressure upon the gallery has forced them to remove access to the sound on this film for viewers. Currently the film runs at the gallery daily without headphones.

Much singing and dancing in the gallery.