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Objectives:
To do a survey of the state of contemporary artistic production in Southern Africa and the South/South Diaspora.
To emphasize the need for intercultural dialogue that examines issues pertaining to the history of cultural power and disempowerment.
To promote areas where different creative disciplines can interact to ignite new forms of expression.
To establish new and affirm older networks of communication between creative disciplines within the SADC regions and other cultural institutions on the South/South vector.
To develop theoretical discourses within the South/South vector that discuss and research the philosophical issues around cultural identity and to distribute this information throughout the represented regions.
To ensure that this language is accessible in as wide a manner as possible.
To affirm local cultural experience and to develop the mechanisms for these experiences to be transformed into creativity.
To encourage cultural exchanges between countries on the Southern geographical vector and to seek points of commonality with those countries in the North that share similar cultural ;concerns.
To pursue the broadening of our definitions for creativity in order that we may engage more pro-actively with the social forces that impact upon cultural discourse in the post-colonial terrain.
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Tangencya 2 - 2006
As was the case with Tangencya 1, Tangencya 2 was a multi-media, inter-disciplinary, arts-based, public cultural project with site-specific events located throughout the eThekwini Metro precinct. It projects the city of Durban as a locus of diverse histories and cultural interventions, which contribute to its unique significance. It examines the immediacies of locality in the turbulence of a larger geographic, economic and political landscape. It questions the politics of touch in a world of shifting boundaries and emergent relationships.
Tangencya 2 had a large performative element and endeavoured to touch, reach out and make unknown voices heard. It investigated the implementation of creative practice and spoke to the processes and relevance of creative intervention.
Participants:
Rustom Bharucha (India)
Andries Botha (Curator)
Doung Anwar Jahangeer (Durban)
Fiona Kirkwood (Durban)
Paul Mikula (Durban)
Coster Mkoki (Zimbabwe)
Clement Ntuli (Pietermaritzburg)
Oby Obyerodhyambo (Kenya)
Rajini Pillay (Durban)
Mabusi Shibase (Durban)
Themba Shibase (Durban)
Andrew St. Ledger (Ireland)
Greg Streak (Durban)
Maria van Gass (Durban)
Miranda Young (Durban)
Leonard Zulu (Durban)
Each artist or group of artists was assisted by at least one Senior or Masters Fine Arts student from the Durban Institute of Technology.
WRITER/THEORETICIAN: RUSTOM BHARUCHA (INDIA)
CURATOR: ANDRIES BOTHA (DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA)
XENOPHOBIA
Artist: Coster Mkoki (Zimbabwe)
As a Zimbabwean he recorded conversations with local "aliens" in terms of the victimisation they experience as non-South Africans. He also created hand-outs to be made available to the public. This piece will be finalised later in 2006.
HIV - PROJECTS
On 18 April 2006 an HIV Indiba was held at 168 Palmer Street in Durban on the topic ": "New approaches to dealing with the HIV pandemic". The attendees came from various NGO's dealing with HIV, groups of affected and effected individuals and the artists participating in Tangencya 2.
Convenor: Rustom Bharucha
HIV - Project A
Artists: Fiona Kirkwood (Durban), Leonard Zulu (Durban), Oby Obyerodhyambo (Kenya)
LEONARD AND OBY
Leonard started working with 7 women, effected or affected by HIV/Aids, on 7 A3 size cloths on 10 April at the Palmer Street offices of Create Africa South. These cloths were presented and discussed at the HIV Indaba on 18 April. They are known as "Hope Cloths".
Oby and Leonard interacted at various schools in KwaMashu and Durban during the period of Tangencya, working with the youth on the subject of HIV/Aids. They used the "Hope cloths" to stimulate discussion. Their first school visit occurred on 19 April 2006.
They visited Mandlenkosi High School in Lindelani, Ntuzuma on a daily basis.
as well Ridge Park College in Overport from time to time
FIONA
Fiona exhibited her installation "The Washing Line" outside the Workshop Shopping Centre 20, 21 and 22 April (in the Gazebo area adjacent to Gugu Dlamini Park).
The Washing Installation at the Workshop Shopping Centre on 20 April 2006
26th April 11.00 a.m. -2.00p.m Amphitheatre, The Workshop.-----The Washing Line.
Artist Fiona Kirkwood gave a brief introduction. James Mtimkulu, from the Fatherhood Project was the key speaker. This was followed by a drama group from the Wentworth Organization of Women who performed a play around "The Washing Line", Oby Obyerodhyambo, theatre animator from Kenya, held an interactive session.
HIV - Project B
Aluta Continua
Artists: Doung (Architect/performer), Miranda (Drama Lecturer), Clement (Honours Drama Student) (all Durban/Pietermaritzburg)
Click on the invitation to enlarge
The performance of 26 April 2006 at 2.30pm:
CONSERVATION 2 - (Nursery)
Artist: Andrew St Ledger (Ireland)
Andrew worked on the development of a medicinal plant nursery in an effort to assist the community with its medicinal needs as well as its nutritional needs. He attended a course on the creation of a muti garden at Silverglen Nursery on 18, 19 and 20 April and started on the garden in Umlazi with a group of local women on the 21st.
Andrew at Silverglen Nursery
Process of garden establishment in Umlazi
ZAMUKUZIPHILISA
Artist: Maria van Gass
Four components:
1. Advocacy
2. Finishing the work from Tangencya 1 (roofing etc)
MOSAIC PROJECT
Artist: Maria van Gass
Maria finalised negotiations for working with a group of women to establish a group of highly skilled mosaic artists which, will work on projects for the city of Durban.
COOKING
Artists: Rajini Pillay, Mabusi Shibase and Sheila Berry
As food reflects the cultural diversity of each place and Durban has a strong Indian, Zulu and settler culture, each evening a different chef prepared meals in rotation. This endeavoured to stimulate conversation and discussion of cultural practise, histories of ingredients etc.
HOME
Artist: Mr. Paul Mikula
This architect will look at the concept of "home" and innovatively plan the permanent re-establishment of a structure burnt down at the home of Mrs. Nkwanyana in Richmond Farm (KwaMashu)
ASSISTANTS PROJECT
Artist: Themba Shibase
Most artists/group of artists were assisted by one or more Senior or Masters fine arts student/s from the Durban Institute of Technology. This was a tutorship programme.
POLLUTION
Artist: Greg Streak (Durban)
Greg Streak has completed this hour-long documentary. The opportunity will now be taken to show this video in various areas especially those where the documentary was filmed. Beauty and the Beasts will make its international premiere at the 27th Durban International Film Festival in June 2006.
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Tangencya 1 - 2005Some of the projects undertaken during Tangencya 1:
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