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Jul 25, 2022

Transitions: Life in Hong Kong

23 July 2022 Summer has officially arrived in Hong Kong. It’s hot, sticky and moist. Equally fun and festive with new surprises in numerous spots! It is nearly 1 year since I arrived in Hong Kong and what a whirlwind of experience and adventure it has been. …

Travel

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Transitions: Life in Hong Kong
Transitions: Life in Hong Kong
Travel

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Jun 20, 2021

Mutated Landscape

‘Living in the Age of Corona Virus’ The Corona Virus that emanated out of Wuhan in China at the end of 2019 has effectively turned planet Earth into the site of a live 21st century science-fiction film set. 2020 was a year of subversion. Never since the Spanish flu has…

Climate Change

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Climate Change

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Jun 8, 2021

HONG KONG ENCOUNTERS

HONG KONG ENCOUNTERS Lindsay Varty is an award-winning writer, public speaker, author and a member of the Hong Kong women’s rugby team. Lindsay currently gives talks to schools and societies about Hong Kong’s unique culture and identity and the need to protect it. She also runs walking tours around the…

Hong Kong

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HONG KONG ENCOUNTERS
HONG KONG ENCOUNTERS
Hong Kong

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May 17, 2021

Practitioner: Robyn Denny

Daniel Hewson (DH): Thank you so much, Robyn, for agreeing to this interview. So I wanted to start by asking you if you could share some of your earliest memories of growing up surrounded by sugarcane fields. Robyn Denny (RD): Growing up in Durban, the most distinctive thing was how…

Fine Art

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Fine Art

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May 16, 2021

The Contemporary Moment / Bevan de Wet

The Contemporary Moment / Bevan de Wet 1) How would you describe the contemporary moment in terms of a South African art context, African art context and international art context? I think generally there is a large drive towards abstract work, perhaps in SA it’s happening slowly but internationally its…

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The Contemporary Moment / Bevan de Wet
The Contemporary Moment / Bevan de Wet

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Feb 4, 2021

Cape Town Culture Scene / 2021

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to art and culture spaces in Cape Town. Many residents have been staying indoors so as to mitigate the risk of infection. The pandemic has resulted in a continued shift onto online platforms such as websites and social media apps such…

Art

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Cape Town Culture Scene / 2021 /
Cape Town Culture Scene / 2021 /
Art

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Jan 10, 2021

TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) in SOUTH KOREA

Introduction As a youth the Far East or the Orient was incredibly romanticized and took hold of my imagination continuously. This was partly due to the limited access to learning about the Far East within an educational system heavily geared toward the West, especially the United Kingdom and the USA…

Education

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Education

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Sep 2, 2020

Captions (after Sam Nhlengethwa)

Art

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Captions (after Sam Nhlengethwa)
Captions (after Sam Nhlengethwa)
Art

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Aug 31, 2020

The Studio Visit

Living, witnessing and seeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, has without one’s choice, brought on new subversions and inversions into how we do things. To visit a painter’s studio amidst this pandemic, makes the pleasure of viewing traditional media even more poignant and visceral. …

Painting

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The Studio Visit
The Studio Visit
Painting

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Aug 24, 2020

South African artists that include William Kentridge and Mohau Modasikeng frequently utilize…

South African artists that include William Kentridge and Mohau Modasikeng frequently utilize charcoal within their art production. This very medium is indulgently laced within the historic trajectory of South Africa. Coal is the source of heat and electricity. It pollutes our atmosphere and for countless years has provided electricity to…

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South African artists that include William Kentridge and Mohau Modasikeng frequently utilize…
South African artists that include William Kentridge and Mohau Modasikeng frequently utilize…

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