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Large mild steel sculpture of a female figure located within close proximity to a major taxi rank (Baragwanath Taxi Rank) depicts a walking woman approximately 4 metres high, containing various shaped elements including signage of locations around Johannesburg and Soweto, small steel cut-outs of walking, pushing prams, on bikes, etc.
The Commuter represents a walking woman, striding across a pavement. She is made up of numerous smaller figures of commuters who use the taxi rank every day, drawn and photographed on site. They represent commuters who hurry to catch their transport, burdened with shopping or school bags, or the tools needed for a day's work. The complexity of a transient commuter community is expressed through the variety and quantity of the parts.
The Commuter is a tribute to the unnamed workers of Johannesburg and is a conscious reminder of the people who live their lives unrecorded, other than in the archives of family and friends.
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A culmination of research gathered over many years, the Online Johannesburg Heritage Register is being launched on Nelson Mandela Day 18 July 2025.
Among the many heritage sites featured is Chancellor House, the downtown offices of Mandela and Tambo Attorneys in the 1950s. After having been vacant and shuttered for more than a decade, this iconic building is being revived and brought to life once again as offices for the Community Development Department, which oversees the City’s Arts, Culture & Heritage Services.
