Bo Kaap, community, resilience and Corona Depending on who you are the Bo Kaap evokes differing responses. For the traveller from abroad, it is a quaint little community with very colourful houses. The kind you use as a back drop for a ‘bucket list’ motivated Instagram post, never to return to, with little consideration forContinue reading “Bo Kaap, community, resilience and Corona”
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First Exhibition in New York
3 acts Peace and Blessings, I have not been here a long time. For those of you close to Brooklyn, see if you can make it coming Friday, it promises to be interesting. 28 September 2018 18:00 St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Str. Brooklyn Heights Salaam, Yasser
mierkat//3
mierkat–3 Finally a 3rd issue . It has taken many years for the third issue of mierkat to arrive, the first starting in 2007 in Berlin. This time there will only be one hundred copies. The photographs are printed on Fedrigoni Splendorgel 160gsm paper, and hand-bound. The cover is embossed in silver and eachContinue reading “mierkat//3”
Shakespeare Unplugged
Peace and Blessings. Every so often a project comes along that inspires one. Inspires one to contribute to the society that one lives in. This particular projects involves youth at risk, and youth in conflict with the law. In collaboration with The Independent Theater Movement of South Africa ( http://www.southafricantheatre.org/) , the Ottery Youth Care andContinue reading “Shakespeare Unplugged”
The ‘1913 Natives Land Act’ exhibition currently on at the Cape Town International Convention Center.
Peace and Blessings be with you. I had the privilege of photographing the opening of the exhibition that is currently taking place at the Convention Center in Cape Town commemorating the 1913 Natives Land Act. The Exhibition was meant to run only on Thursday and Friday, but was extended to Sunday with very good reason. To sayContinue reading “The ‘1913 Natives Land Act’ exhibition currently on at the Cape Town International Convention Center.”
Pete & Flora’s Wedding Greeting from Cape Town
Peace and Blessings be with you. There is an explanation behind his video, as I suppose there always is. Pete became my cousin when i married my beautiful wife, his father is South African, and his mother is English. Which is possibly why we clicked the way we did the first time we met, butContinue reading “Pete & Flora’s Wedding Greeting from Cape Town”
Ama Supporter : FH Porcelain Works
Peace and blessings be with you. The fourth installment to te Ama Supporter series has finally arrived. Farah is looking to export her works all over the world, so do not be disapointed if you are out of Africa as it were. Salaam. Yasser
Ama Supporter: Patrick ( & the Salvation Messengers)
Peace and Blessings be with you. The subject of this weeks video I would not categorise as a small business, however, they do have a product, and could do with support. It is also a short illustration of what millions of commuters in Cape Town experience on a daily basis. For those of you whoContinue reading “Ama Supporter: Patrick ( & the Salvation Messengers)”
Episode 2 : Ama Supporter : Boeta Sulayman
Peace and Blessings be with you. I realised whilst editing the second episode for Ama Supporter that these videos, more than promoting the people in them, and helping me sharpen my skills, will one day make a contribution to the documentation of the people and places of Cape Town. It was only because I startedContinue reading “Episode 2 : Ama Supporter : Boeta Sulayman”
Ama Supporter youtube series starts today.
Peace and Blessings be with you. The first in a series of online commercials titled “Ama Supporter” has just been uploaded. “Ama Supporter” aims to provide a free online platform for small local businesses to advertise to new markets in the web space. It serves at the same time as a way for me toContinue reading “Ama Supporter youtube series starts today.”
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