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Willow Tree, Rooiplaat Farm, Northern Transvaal - Sunrise, 1925. J.H. Pierneef, South African.
1. What do you notice in this work of art?
2. We often make assumptions about people and places we know little about. Tell a story about a false assumption you made about someone or someplace.
3. Choose a or b below:
a. Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote: “Show a people as one thing, as only one thing, over and over again, and that is what they become...When we realize that there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of dignity.” What place or person would you like to learn more about, in order to replace a single story?
b. When Jesus of Nazareth met Nathanael, Nathanael asked, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” (John 1:46, NLT). Obviously, Nazareth did not have a great reputation. Yet, Jesus of Nazareth was outstanding. What are some of our false assumptions about people based on where they grew up?
4. Pierneef painted this scene in South Africa. If you had never seen other landscapes of Africa, what might you falsely assume to be true about the whole continent? Draw a picture or find a digital image of a landscape one would find in your country.
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