THE HEAD AND THE LOAD

For over thirty years, William Kentridge has been combining fine arts, performance, theatre, and opera to create dreamlike, politica l, and humanist works. His installations , films, and drawings often deal with the political situation in South Africa, apartheid, a nd the consequences of colonialism. This book gives an in-depth examination of his performance piece The Head y The Load, which expl ores the role of Africa during World War I.