Sofia Haider was provoked into making a response to a newspaper article about the uprooting of a community to make way for the World Cup juggernaut in South Africa. The people, generally poor and powerless, were moved from their homes to make way for the building of the stadium in Cape Town. Whilst football was the starting point Sofia's work became more about the oppressed and the powerful. Her work ultimately achieved a directness and accessibility as well as a distinctness of approach.
26 July 2010
Sofia Haider
Sofia Haider was provoked into making a response to a newspaper article about the uprooting of a community to make way for the World Cup juggernaut in South Africa. The people, generally poor and powerless, were moved from their homes to make way for the building of the stadium in Cape Town. Whilst football was the starting point Sofia's work became more about the oppressed and the powerful. Her work ultimately achieved a directness and accessibility as well as a distinctness of approach.
