Stone elephants in South Africa

Six years ago, the artist Andris Botha (Andries Botha) was commissioned to create sculptures of elephants in stone, and had to hand over the work in time for the World Cup 2010. However, the African National Congress saw elephants something controversial and banned.





Five years later, the author defended his right and, in fact, are now calm for the resulting fee. However, to create sculptures, located in Durban, I had again. Metal frames were damaged and stones gutted. Moreover, elephants smeared with red paint. As a result, Andris Botha (Andries Botha) to restore the original three elephants and added another in the center of the composition. Opening of the project is scheduled for the current month, but has not yet announced the exact date.