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HA!ART
creations with an aesthetic bend
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a
new wind is blowing
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improvised string sound, midday, in a flat on Natal south coast,
tropical air.. while a friend has broken through to a truer self.
harmonies like waves of the sea.. (HM Dec 2014) |
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RECORDINGS |
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spiritual |
04:32 |
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my
longing
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hand drawing with text - the poem, "my longing." all that
needs to be known covers itself between the petals of this flower..
(JD Jan 2021) |
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DRAWINGS |
3-1
emotive |
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park
& film
Chintsa
farm road
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the wealth of what the eye can find in a limited radius from where
a travelling car has been parked. music and video effects added.
the spot is near Chintsa, a coastal town in the Eastern Cape province
(HM Jan 2021) |
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observant |
06:20 |
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embrace
in dark
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how a deep embrace flowers, seeds, emerges from the dark. mixed
media drawing (JD Jan 2021) |
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DRAWINGS |
1-3
serene |
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the
long echo
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allowing a "large hall" reverb to inspire a cello improvisation,
or an expressive meditation, that leads into a pizzicato andante.
soft padding and a deep bass embrace harmonically (HM Dec 2020) |
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RECORDINGS |
3-1
flowing feeling |
07:37 |
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under
cover
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spontaneous hand drawing that resulted in a dense oval structure
overhanging a layer of figurative lines (HM Aug 2016) |
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DRAWINGS |
2-3
mechanical |
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HA!MIND
issue-driven and food-for-thought creations
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crying
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thoughts on crying, how it can be much more than the tears of
pain and sorrow (HM Jan 2021)
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01
ESSAYS
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3-1
ethics, justice |
on
A4 by hand |
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face
the facts
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there is a certain simplicity and constructiveness about facts.
and a deadpan look in facing them (HM Jan 2021)
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08
DRAWINGS
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2-3
mechanical |
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sex
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it is there. it is everywhere. easily forgotten (HM Dec 2020)
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02
POEMS
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1-1
primal |
176
words |
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IMPROVISATION
NOW Part 7
the healing power of improvisation
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the seventh installment - the healing power of improvisation.
how improvisation as an act of expressive flow can help to restore
the human being to a whole, especially regards deeper and more
long term conditions of dis-ease. (HM Jan 2021)
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01
ESSAYS
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0
explanatory |
3730
words |
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The
Afrikaner
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who is the Afrikaner and what has this (my) nation to show for
after a very short history that includes the dark shadows of Apartheid?
anything to learn here? (HM Jan 2021)
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01
ESSAYS
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2-2
sciences, objectivity |
2404
words |
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Orania
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Orania is 'n privaat eiendom-nedersetting wat kultuursuiwerheid
en algemene netheid najaag waarmee niemand fout behoort te vind
nie. (HM Des 2020)
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03
GEDIGTE
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2-2
beskrywend |
131
woorde |
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Winds
of No Change
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a reflective juxtaposition of windblown plastics at a neglected
dumping site., a street scene in Antwerp and a young man with
impossible dreams in the Karoo town of Beaufort West. (HM Nov
2020)
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11
VIDEO
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2-1
explorative |
06:38 |
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HA!LIFE
creations drawing from daily life, on the road and
stage
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a
new year's eve
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a feeling of fatigue as the year turns during the COVID-19 pandemic
(HM Dec 2020)
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02
POEMS
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3-1
emotive |
116
words
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It's
the Season
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artistic impressions of the time we celebrate the (northern) Winter
Season, or the fact that it will not last forever (JD Nov 2020)
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10
SLIDESHOWS
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3-2
boisterous |
7
images
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me
and you
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a road, somewhere in central South Africa, rolls under wheels.
delicate music from improvisations with violinist Veronika Soreide
accompanies, along with poetic text about the steady bond between
the me and the you (HM Dec 2020)
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11
VIDEO
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1-3
serene |
05:01
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corona
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the pandemic is taking its toll, in harsh terms, but also in subtle
ones (HM Dec 2020)
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02
POEMS
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3-1
emotive |
121
words
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choir
spontaneity moments
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with Joke holding the camera (and Mira), a few scenes from a spontaneous
expression workshop. with members of the University of Johannesburg
Choir. a few moments of living music making. (HM Oct 2019)
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11
VIDEO
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1-2
aesthetic |
05:21
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friendless
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can friendship survive the drift of fact-free islands? (HM Nov
2020)
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02
POEMS
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3-1
emotive |
155
words
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