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Drawing for The Head & the Load (Fallen Figures)

The Head & the Load, is William Kentridge's critically acclaimed production, which premiered at London’s Tate Modern in July 2018. A play on the Ghanaian proverb, ‘the head and the load are the troubles of the neck’, this large-scale production expressively speaks to the nearly two million African porters and carriers used by the British, French, and Germans during the First World War in Africa. This charcoal drawing was produced in preparation for the production and used during the course of the performance as an epic projection in front of which the action unfolds.