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Untitled blog post from "Venice Biennale InvigilatorPlus"
So, two weeks into the job, one week of sheer meltdown during a heatwave with temperatures nearing 40 degrees. Now it’s more reasonable for early September I can at least think, if slowly. I have been back to the Giardini […]
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Untitled blog post from "Greatmore Studios Cape Town"
Back at home in west Wales since 21st December, into the deep freeze(lit and fig) and only really thawed through to the soul fairly recently. It was hard coming down from the elevated planes of creative activity and stimulating company […]
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Untitled blog post from "Greatmore Studios Cape Town"
A month since the last post and work is underway for the visiting artists’ show toward the end of November. I spent quite a long time collecting images from newspapers and realised gradually that i kept coming back to the […]
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Untitled blog post from "Greatmore Studios Cape Town"
Been attending the Pan African Space Station live concerts as the festival comes to its climax this week. Brice Wassy Trio -a tremendous percussionist and allround performer, delightful to watch and listen to such complex rhythms. If that wasn’t enough, […]
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Untitled blog post from "Greatmore Studios Cape Town"
Getting some ideas for small projects to carry out here;whether they’ll be feasible remains to be seen but I have made enquiries about decorating the old school quadrange across the street. i saw it when wew ent over to colect […]
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Untitled blog post from "Greatmore Studios Cape Town"
Finally sttling into the visiting artists’ house in the quiet suburb of Observatory, favoured by packbackers and well served by pubs, bars and eateries. i have a presentation to make on Thursday at Greatmore’s Open Studio event at which the […]
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Untitled blog post from "Greatmore Studios Cape Town"
In preparation for returning to Capetown after 35 years or more I have read Antjie Krog’s ‘Country of My Skull'(Cape 1998);her account of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings between 1996 and 1998. It relates to the period of SA […]
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Untitled blog post from "Greatmore Studios Cape Town"
The departure date of 1st September is coming quickly now and there’s still plenty to prepare ; I have got myself my first camcorder so that will take some practising. I ordered a stick-on windcutter knowing how windy Capetown always […]