Zapiro Pecha Kucha (part one): The Mandela Files

The Mandela Files, by South Africa's best-loved and most widely known satirical cartoonist Zapiro (Jonathan Shapiro), looks at Mandela as an icon and leader.

Posted 2 May 09 By Design Indaba Duration: 00:04:00 Design Activism • Design Thinking • Graphic Design & Illustration Conference Talks / Talks Design Indaba Expo 2009 Comments

This first part of Zapiro’s presentation at the Design Indaba Expo 2009 shows him talking about The Mandela Files. Released in 2008, the book comically illustrates Madiba’s remarkable journey in sports, reconciliation and politics over a quarter of a century, as icon of the new South Africa from its birth in 1994 with his presidency.

Watch the second part of the presentation.