Four storey sculpture erected in Mvezo to commemorate Madiba

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

South African installation artist, Daniel Popper, has erected a four-storey sculpture at a school in the Eastern Cape to commemorate former President Nelson Mandela's commitment to education.

The 11-metre, Tree of Wisdom, was completed at the new Mandela School of Science & Technology, which opens in 2014 in Mandela's Mvezo birthplace on the banks of the Mbashe River.

The R100-million school was built by technology company, Siemens, in partnership with the Department of Basic Education and the Mvezo Development Trust.

It is the first high school in the area, and follows a commitment made by Siemens to Mandela in 2010 during the company's celebration of 150 years in South Africa.

The Tree of Wisdom is Popper's first school statue and the first in the Eastern Cape.