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“I just really appreciate how personable he is and how much he cares about us students. So when I found him (after the national championship), I said ‘let’s get a picture. You came out all this way and this is pretty special.’ To have David come out, that means a lot.”
Clearly influenced by apartheid, Claassen creates pictures of enforced separation and barriers – pictures that invite the viewer into conversation. “I wouldn’t describe myself as an activist,” he says. “I’m a bit introverted. I find if I make art that brings up those kinds of issues, then that’s an opportunity to talk about them.”