The !Xun & Khwe Art Project was developed in 1993 in a refugee camp in Schmidtsdrift South
Africa. After being party to the struggles for liberation from colonial rule endangered groups
of San people from Namibia and Angola were relocated there. They eventually found their final
home in the self-governing South African community of Platfontein. The art of the !Xun and Khwe
came about during the short period of transition from a traditional way of life to a modern
globalized society. This is what makes them unique. The collection of Hella Rabbethge-Schiller
reveals the remarkable creativity and visual expressiveness of the artists. Despite otherwise
depending on oral transmission the San have captured their stories for posterity here in
images charged with energy.
