Fool King's Crown

Digital, hand drawn animation, Five Artists, Five Directions exhibition​, KZNSA Art Gallery, Durban

This animation is a shadow play of a fictional deposed dictator figure being dressed by a Chacma baboon. The film is an exploration of the Big Man syndrome. While this is a global phenomenon—describing corrupt, totalitarian rule by a single individual—it is often associated with a characteristic of political leadership in Africa.