And they wanted to contain the collapse

As they lament the changes brought about by the global pandemic from their homes, anxiety and media saturation erode the last bit of certainty they hold on to. With the reporting of the precarity of others and very little to distract themselves, the significance of the moment is impossible to ignore.

REFERENCES FOR TEXT USED FOR VOICE NOTES:

Hirson, Denis (2006). White Scars. South Africa, Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd

Voung, Ocean (2019). on earth we’re Briefly gorgeous. New York, Penguin Press.

Serena Dandini (2015). Wounded to Death, UN Ending Violence against women campaign.

Phumlani Pikoli (2019). ‘Men’ – The Same Pain, Carla Fonseca

virtual national arts festival; pop art; fak'ugesi 2020

my many mouths

A private view of a cosmic being playing. She dives, winds, twists and turns in space, inviting the voyeur, from time to time, for a deeper look into her caves and crevices where her organic and mineral counterparts float in their own mini-universes.

virtual national arts festival; pop art; fak'ugesi 2020

Neighbours

Doctor Crackle and Miss Pop are neighbours. ‘What’s he building in there?’ There is an awful lot of banging and humdrum coming out of Doctor Crackle’s apartment.

virtual national arts festival; pop art; fak'ugesi 2020

The Lonely Sailor Weather Report

An exploration of amphibious living. Anchored on stories of dissolving, shifting and stillness: far out to sea, where land-based networks begin to crackle and skip on the boundaries of their limited existence, our lonesome sailor sits, moderate at first, then rising slowly.

virtual national arts festival; pop art; fak'ugesi 2020

When This Is Over...

A kaleidoscopic collaged video performance that brings five creatives into a visual and sonic playground of the playful and poetic. Can we fix a moment in time despite the rapid unravelling of myriad worlds, voices, streams, dreams? Can we remain real?

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VIRTUAL BLACK OUT

And they wanted to contain the collapse

EXPERIENTIAL INSTRUCTIONS:

This piece was developed to watch in video, and with headphones is always best.

The creative team

BEHIND THE SCENES

RESEARCH IMAGES

QUOTES FROM THE MAKERS

REFERENCES FOR TEXT USED FOR VOICE NOTES:

Hirson, Denis (2006). White Scars. South Africa, Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd

Voung, Ocean (2019). on earth we’re Briefly gorgeous. New York, Penguin Press.

Serena Dandini (2015). Wounded to Death, UN Ending Violence against women campaign.

Phumlani Pikoli (2019). ‘Men’ – The Same Pain, Carla Fonseca

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Gerard would like to thank Anton Burggraaf, Richard Esterhuizen and my daughter Neka Bester for their support and creative input.

my many mouths

A private view of a cosmic being playing. She dives, winds, twists and turns in space, inviting the voyeur, from time to time, for a deeper look into her caves and crevices where her organic and mineral counterparts float in their own mini-universes.

Neighbours

Doctor Crackle and Miss Pop are neighbours. ‘What’s he building in there?’ There is an awful lot of banging and humdrum coming out of Doctor Crackle’s apartment.

The Lonely Sailor Weather Report

An exploration of amphibious living. Anchored on stories of dissolving, shifting and stillness: far out to sea, where land-based networks begin to crackle and skip on the boundaries of their limited existence, our lonesome sailor sits, moderate at first, then rising slowly.

When This Is Over...

A kaleidoscopic collaged video performance that brings five creatives into a visual and sonic playground of the playful and poetic. Can we fix a moment in time despite the rapid unravelling of myriad worlds, voices, streams, dreams? Can we remain real?

Contact Fak'ugesi

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