Pulling the strings - SOLD
Richard Mudariki (b 1985)
Pulling the strings - 2013
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm
Signed and dated bottom right
Sold - 2014
Torture is one of the most inhumane treatments inflicted by one party on another. It is an intentional act that causes pain and suffering for the victim. There are various reasons why torture is carried out – to solicit bribes, to punish or to extract information. In many cases this abuse is committed by an officer of the state – a policeman or a prison warden who inflicts it on citizens or inmates. Acts of torture are still prevalent in many neighbourhoods, prisons and detention centres, and as during the dark days of colonialism and Apartheid, there are unseen manipulators behind the curtain who pull the strings and silence opposition.