My Robben Island was sketched and completed by Nelson Mandela between March and June 2002. The series comprises twenty-one charcoal sketches of subjects from Robben Island. They are images that Mr Mandela found meangingful, both symbolically and emotionally, during the period of his incarceration on the island.

The sketches have been executed in simple black charcoal lines with selected elements highlighted in pure pastel colours.

The symbolism behind Nelson Mandela's choice of line, colour and composition is significant. Colour has important symbolic value in African culture and it is this, and the simple use of line, that plays a dominant role in all of the drawings.

Update 2008: This artwork is currently not for sale.