Johannesburg, South Africa
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Liliesleaf Heritage Project
Johannesburg, South Africa
Liliesleaf is uniquely connected with the Rivonia trial - which came to represent the essence of the liberation struggle and focused world attention on South Africa. The media surrounding the trial and the harsh sentencing of the accused catapulted the atrocities of South Africa onto the international stage. The trialists became international icons of a struggle against an oppressive apartheid regime. The landscape is seen as a healer and moderator. The landscape here becomes a place for movement and rest, engagement with content and retreat for reflection and memory.