The universal theme of maternal (and occasional paternal) relations transcends time and place. In the context of this exhibition, the images range from the late 19th century ethnographically-inspired photographs, through to the works in the pictorial tradition from the first half of 20-century by A M Duggan-Cronin and Constance Stuart Larrabee, and the contemporary works by Fazal Sheikh and Rotimi Fani- Kayode. This genre is extended into contemporary art practice by Fatimah Tuggar and Penny Siopis who imaginatively re-interpret the theme of family ties.

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Attributed to Lawrence Brothers, Cape Town, 1870 'Kaffir-Mother showing the manner of carrying their children'	Unidentified photographer, probably Cape, circa 1875 A woman with a child or doll on her back	Constance Stuart Larrabee 'Basuto, 1948'	Constance Stuart Larrabee 'Ndebele Pretoria, 1946'
Rotimi Fani-Kayode Every Moment Counts (from 'Ecstatic Antibodies'), London, 1989 sold	Eileen Perrier Untitled from the series Red, Gold and Green, London	Eileen Perrier Untitled from the series Red, Gold and Green, London	Fazal Sheik Fehan Noor Ahmed and der daughter Rhesh, Somali refugee camp, Mandera, Kenya 1992 sold
Penny Siopis Comrade Mother, Second State, 1995	Fatimah Tuggar Arrival of the New Born, 2001	Gideon Mendel Joseph Gabriel, Mwanza, Tanzania, 2000