Mikhael Subotzky (South African, born 1981) Leon (at the back of the hospital) Beaufort West Hospital, 2006 lightjet c-print on fuji crystal archive paper Image: 106 x 128.7 cm Paper: 126 x 147.7cm Footnotes: Provenance Acquired at The Goodman Gallery, South Africa in 2011. Saatchi Collection. Exhibited London, Saatchi Gallery, Out of Focus: Photography, 2012 London, Saatchi Gallery, Pangaea II: New Art from Africa and Latin America, 2015 London, Saatchi Gallery, Dead: A Celebration of Mortality, 2015 Literature Saatchi Gallery, Out of Focus: Photography, p.2 An award-winning South African photographer, Mikhael Subotzky was first attracted to documenting Beaufort West's centrally located prison, situated at the intersection of two major national roadways. The peculiar geography of this small Karoo town became a much wider focus. Beaufort West has been described by the South African Human Rights Commission as 'an isolated town that has not broken away from the shackles of South Africa's past, where economic and social integration is severely limited. In this series, Subotzky documents the town's violence, poverty and existing segregation. Leon (At The Back Of The Hospital) sadly depicts the violent culture that many young men experience in this small town. An important series in Subotzky's oeuvre of work, it was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 2008-2009. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com