| "A human being is a part of the whole called by us – universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." - Albert Einstein |
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+ TANGENCYA
The concept of our shared humanity and the geography of the world confluencing as philosophic or cultural metaphors is interesting because it defines history as a bi-product of our human ness and our desire to shape the geography of the world in order that it will reflect our expanding idea of ownership. If we thus consider land and humanity as a metaphor then Tangencya seeks to feel the pulse of land as body and measure it as a piece of history and mutated geography responsive to individuals that seek to define a sense of place within it.
Website: www.tangencya.co.za
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+ DOORS FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
Andries Botha organised, facilitated and managed the production of the wooden panels for th doors for the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, working with local Zulu carvers
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+ AMAZWI ABESIFAZANE (VOICES OF WOMEN)
Collaboration with approximately 2300 women (to date) in collecting the largest archive of the histories of indigenous women. Implemented through the not-for-profit NGO of Andries Botha, Create Africa South.
Website: www.cas.org.za
PICS: exhibition at Betty Rymer Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2004
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+ UBUMAMA
Ubumama is a project dedicated to bringing mother’s stories of giving birth in the developing world into public view, to honour the lives of mothers and to increase commitment to saving the lives of mothers dying in childbirth.
Website: www.cas.org.za
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