Artists rally behind one of their own to raise funds for cancer treatment
Artworks are being let go at the Things we’ve got to let go of exhibit, intentionally priced to move for a good cause.
In an effort to raise funds for a friend fighting cancer, Johannesburg-based artist Elli Wahl exhibited Things we’ve got to let go of on May 16 at The Studio in Parktown.
“Things we’ve got to let go of is about that moment when holding on becomes heavier than releasing.
Artworks are being let go, intentionally priced to move, not because they’ve lost meaning, but to make something else possible.”
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Wahl explained that proceeds raised from the fundraiser will go towards her friend, as well as the Breast Care Centre of Excellence.
“Amazing artists have come forward, donating and sponsoring work that is being shown here today, even from as far as Cape Town.”
Louise Turner, director at the Breast Health Foundation, said the role of the foundation was to provide awareness and education, but most importantly psychosocial support.
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“The Breast Health Foundation has been around for 25 years. What we have noticed is that we have a lot of young women presenting with aggressive cancers, compared to the cancer population.”
She added that, although South Africa has a good team of doctors, a lot of them were in private health.
“This prompted the foundation to establish a clinic for non-medical aid patients, where doctors donate their time, pro-bono, to assist patients. I met Elli’s friend recently, who had been sent from pillar to post, from private to public, but we managed to help her to transition to a public facility to get care.”
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