A creative research residence in Johannesburg, in september 2012.
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Play>Urban Johannesburg
revue n°0Le n° 0 de la revue est une première tentative de production en temps réel d’une revue documentant le processus de travail collectif à Johannesburg en septembre 2012. Chacun, individu ou équipe, avait 48 heures pour faire une propositions, lesquelles étaient insérées dans la revue par ordre d’arrivée. Le commissariat était assuré par Dominique Malaquais, […]
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EXIL 01 : Installation performative collective
Co-auteurs / Co-authors : Michel Ekeba, Eléonore Hellio, Adrien Maufay, Ben Metcalfe, Silvio Milone, Christ Mukenge Participants : Michel Ekeba, Eléonore Hellio, Adrien Maufay, Ben Metcalfe, Silvio Milone, Christ Mukenge Lieu / Place : King Kong Building, Vansa, Joburg Date(s) : 5 septembre 2012 Durée (processus jusqu’à présentation ou à préciser / Duration (process until […]
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Poppies
Auteurs / Authors : Laurency Dow, Melissa Bennett Participants : Laurency Dow, Melissa Bennett et passants Lieu / Place : Park Station and Ghandi Square, Joburg date(s) : septembre 2012 Durée (processus jusqu’à présentation ou à préciser / Duration (process until presentation or to be specified) : trente minutes sur 2 jours Description (medium, genre, concept, […]
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A walk in London, Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, …
Auteurs / Authors : Marielle Agboton, Jean-Christophe Lanquetin, Natasha Christopher Description : Photographier la ville depuis une voiture ou à pied en cadarant de manière à faire apparaître une nouvelle ville. Remarquer les détails d’une ville et lier ces détails à un imaginaire de l’ailleurs. Et par la même occasion éliminer ce qui ne fait […]
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Jeu de pneu / Tire play
Auteurs / Authors : Michel Ekeba avec la complicité de Jean-Christophe Lanquetin et d’Eléonore Hellio Description : – Déambulation autour d’une place / Photos de JC Lanquetin – Réflexion sur l’art au ArtFair de Joburg / Photo by ME/EH Axes de recherche / Research axes (Play/Urban) : Theatricality/performance, Body politics, Game/Play >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In situ medium : corps, […]
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What’s a neighbour ?
Auteurs / Authors : Adrien Maufay Participants :Adrien Maufay, Tebogo Mokoena, Bradley Maponya, Gontse Makhene, Paul Stigling, Thilivhali Moses Lieu / Place : Soweto et Westbury Date(s) : septembre 2012 Durée (processus jusqu’à présentation ou à préciser / Duration (process until presentation or to be specified) : 5 min chaque interview Description (medium, genre, concept, […]
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La vie sportive / Sports life
Auteurs / Authors : Marielle Agboton Participants : Enjay Ndlovu commentateur/ Traducteur de réalité, Irène Tchernooutsan Lieu / Place : angle Dawe St /Bezuidenhout St Date(s) : septembre 2012 Durée (processus jusqu’à présentation ou à préciser / Duration (process until presentation or to be specified) : prise de 15min lors d’une après-midi Description (medium, genre, concept, […]
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Ghetto Clash
Sound : TMG-Beatz Images : Shot during the interzones of the residency. Wits University room was transformed for 2 nights into a sound studio. Description : Michel Ekeba 1srt Clip, a test for his Ghetto Clash Rap Album. Axes de recherche / Research axes (Play/Urban) : Post-colonial / EH’s Politics of Intimacy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Photos […]
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Marche avec / walk with Bryan Mtembu (Betty Street)
Auteurs / Authors : Bryan Mtembu, Floriane Jan, Pauline Lepeu, Michelle Monareng, Mégane Mace, Irene Tchernooutsan, Grégoire Zabé, Natasha Christopher, Christian Mukenge Description : enquête autour du personnage qui a donné son nom à la rue Axes de recherche / Research axes (Play/Urban) : People as infrastructure, Game / Play >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In situ (may include different times > […]
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Marche avec / Walk with Bettina Malcomess
Auteurs / Authors : Bettina Malcomess Description : Exploration urbaine – walking from the library center to the Carlton center. Axes de recherche / Research axes (Play/Urban) : Public space / common space >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In situ (may include different times > time 1, time 2, time 3, etc..)/ peut inclure différentes étapes > Temps 1, Temps […]
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Cycle vidéo et cartes postales / Video cycle and postcards
Auteurs / Authors : Marielle Agboton, Megan Mace, Melissa Bennett, Juliette Autin, Marie Fricout, Floriane Jan, Alice Neveu, Irène Tchernooutsan, Nadiraa Patel Participants : Marielle Agboton, Megan Mace, Melissa Bennett, Juliette Autin, Marie Fricout, Floriane Jan, Alice Neveu, Irène Tchernooutsan, Nadiraa Patel Lieu / Place : Vansa Date(s) : 29 août 2012 Durée (processus jusqu’à présentation ou à […]
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Fixing the bass
Auteurs / Authors : Adrien Maufay, Silvio Milone Participants : Adrien Maufay, Silvio Milone Lieu / Place : Vansa Date(s) : 12 septembre 2012 Durée (processus jusqu’à présentation ou à préciser / Duration (process until presentation or to be specified) : temps de l’exposition, 3 heures Description (medium, genre, concept, questions, critics…) : Restauration d’un instrument […]
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Notes vidéo : Postcolonial Dilemna, Politics of intimacy, People as Infrastructure, Theater of operations
Co-Auteurs / Co-Authors : Eve Chabanon and Eléonore Hellio Description : Postcolonial Dilemna, Politics of intimacy, People as Infrastructure, Theater of operations. We asked fellows in Joburg to react to one, all or combined on video. Axes de recherche / Research axes (Play/Urban) : Postcolonial Dilemna, Politics of intimacy, People as Infrastructure, Theater of operations […]
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Exil 03 : Afrofuturist Joburg, Vise à visa, Fresque, Performance Securit
Co-authors : Michel Ekeba (ABA Kinshasa), Eléonore Hellio (HEAR Strasbourg and ABA Kinshasa), Christ Mukenge (ABA Kinshasa) and Ricky Mapeki (Ex-student of ABA Kinshasa living in Johannesburg now), Participants : Michel Ekeba, Eléonore Hellio, Christ Mukenge, Ricky Mapeki avec la participation des habitants du quartier et du public de l’exposition. Lieu / Place : Vansa, Joburg Date(s) […]
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Mandela Square
Auteurs / Authors : Cǎlin Dan Description : analyse et documentation de l’expression de la passion populaire pour Nelson Mandela telle qu’elle s’exprime au pied de sa statue géante à Mandela Square au coeur de Sandton, le quartier d’affaire de Johannesburg Axes de recherche / Research axes (Play/Urban) : Public space/common space, generate audience, performative […]
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The Wall installation + work in progress
Auteurs / Authors : Pauline Lepeu, Michelle Monareng Description : Archivage et Mapping des notions, thèmes, intérêts traités durant la résidence à Johannesburg Axes de recherche / Research axes (Play/Urban) : Generate audiences >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In situ (may include different times > time 1, time 2, time 3, etc..)/ peut inclure différentes étapes > Temps 1, Temps 2,Temps […]
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Xenialogia
Auteurs / Authors : Natasha Christopher Description : Xeniologies Axes de recherche / Research axes (Play/Urban): Green spaces of the city The word joins three ideas – xeni, for foreigner, xenia, which relates to plant ecologies, and ‘logy’, derived from ecology. Xeni is the Greek word for host or hospitality. In colloquial terminology it is […]
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Publication collective Johannesburg 2012
Auteurs / Authors : Play / Urban, mise en page: Nadiraa Patel Participants : Zen Marie, Natasha Christopher, Naadira Patel, Zakara Raitt, Victoria Wigzell, Michelle Monareng, Mellissa Bennet, Megan Mace, Matete Motubatse, Madeleine Dymond, Laurenci Dow, Anathi Radebe, Benjamin Metcalfe, Tatenda Magaisa, Janike Fourie, Jean Christophe Lanquetin, Eléonore Hellio, Francois Duconseille, Gregoire Zabé, Marie Fricout, Pauline Lepeu, Adrien Maufay, Marielle […]
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Coupe de cheveux / Hair cut
Auteurs / Authors : Florian Jan Description : coupe de cheveux dans la rue Axes de recherche / Research axes (Play/Urban) : Body politics >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In situ (may include different times > time 1, time 2, time 3, etc..)/ peut inclure différentes étapes > Temps 1, Temps 2,Temps 3, etc.. Medium : coiffeur, serviette rose, tondeuse […]
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Exil 02 : language barrier
Co-auteurs / Co-authors : Eléonore Hellio, Eve Chabanon, Michel Ekeba, Ben Metcalfe Participants : Eléonore Hellio, Eve Chabanon, Michel Ekeba, Ben Metcalfe and a video featuring Bebson Elemba alias Bebson de la Rue Lieu / Place : Joburg Date(s) : Durée (processus jusqu’à présentation ou à préciser / Duration (process until presentation or to be specified) : Description […]
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Byzantine iconoclasm
Titre / Title : Byzantine iconoclasm Auteurs / Authors : François Duconseille Participants : François Duconseille Lieu / Place : corner of a street close of King Kong Date(s) : septembre Durée (processus jusqu’à présentation ou à préciser / Duration (process until presentation or to be specified) : each day during 10 days Description […]
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The table
Auteurs / Authors :Francois Duconseille, JC Lanquetin, Pauline Lepeu Description : Site de dépôt de traces alimenté tout au long de la résidence Axes de recherche / Research axes (Play/Urban) : Generate audiences >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In situ (may include different times > time 1, time 2, time 3, etc..)/ peut inclure différentes étapes > Temps 1, Temps […]
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The very first project for P>U JOBURG 2012
A project by Zen Marie and Jc Lanquetin
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Walk in London, Montreal, New York, Los Angeles… on monday 17 september 2012
A project by Natasha Christopher, Marielle Agboton, Jc Lanquetin. The principle of this project is simple. We walk and drive the same day, more or less at the same time, in the inner city of Johannesburg and in suburbs. We take pictures as if we were in London, Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, Moscow, Maputo… […]
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Conceptual diary
Jean Christophe Lanquetin – Johannesburg 2012All along the residency, i’ll try to stage in this journal some questions about how, from my point of view, Play/Urban could be(come) a creative research project, around a serie of theoretical questions and concepts, and how as artists, researchers, students, we could build processes engaging with urban contexts and the questions which are arising. […]
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Journal > 21 sept 2012 / Johannesburg
FINISSAGE > LAST DAY > LAST OPENING >>> For the last opening each group showed what he has been doing till here. You can go on each project pictures to see how each project has been exhibited. The space have been organized by François and Lester. Lot of people came, the night was really nice, […]
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Journal > 18 sept 2012 / Johannesburg
Each project is going on : Naadira and Dominique keep writting, proof reading, designing for the publication which is coming, a superfast production as it has to be done in 72 hours,so the publication would be available on Friday for the final exhibition at VANSA’s space Keep at it ladies ! Planet Lindela is touring all around […]
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Journal > 14 – 15 – 16 sept 2012 / Johannesburg
These days we had split up in groups into the city to work on our projects. In the meantime, the texte about the conceptual background of the project is written with the help of Dominique Malaquais by the group in charge of the small incoming publication which will go to print on Wednesday September 19 […]
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Journal > 12 sept 2012 / Johannesburg
King King building is busy again : every body is bringing back into the space elements of their outdoor experiences. This third event will display « teasers » of incoming projects. The radio team will map the city through talk for the Radio en Construction/ Joburg Radio project with Keleketla ! The park team went to have a pic-nik […]
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Journal > 13 sept 2012 / Johannesburg
Today is time for a general meeting, talking all together, giving feedback about what we made till here, telling what we are planning to achieve for the end of the residency ; The idea is to work about personal projects in little groups and to meet and share with the all group. Now we try to […]
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Journal > 11 sept 2012 / Johannesburg
We meet a the foot of the hill. Walking the dogs in landscape, just seconds away from the loud city. To come there we passed by a commercial center then a quiet housing neighborhood. The Koppies seems deserted, just us and the dogs wandering around. We follow a little path that climb through the rocks, […]
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Journal > 8th sept 2012 / Johannesburg
We divided into two groups. One went with Bettina Malcomess in the center of the city, walking from the library center to the Carlton center. The group with Dorothee Kreutzfeldt went by their own around Ellis park, Troyeville, Base valley, suburbian areas.
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Journal > 6th sept 2012 / Johannesburg
The day begun with a meeting with all of the urban players. From what we experienced since the beginning of the residency, each of us explained the ideas they want to develop and the way they want to work. Writing all these concept down, we can finally form working groups.
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Jouranl > 5th sept 2012 / Johannesburg
After a second day of exploring the city, divided into six groups, we made the second Wednesday event. First, Grégoire Zabé presented the 3D platform project. This project overlaps both maps of Johannesburg and Strasbourg and let every user build what he wants on it. Then several performances begun, one by Silvio and Adrien repairing […]
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Journal > 4th sept 2012 / Johannesburg
We were excited today to finally begin playing in Johannesburg. The first game was launched by Sello Pesa, Humphrey Maleka and Brian Mtembu from Ntsoana. more info here : http://www.ntsoana.co.za We divided in 2 groups around each member of the collective, and we spoke with them about what we saw during their performance on Saturday. Each […]
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Journal > 3th sept 2012 / Johannesburg
DONNA KUKAMA and SOWETO On the morning we assist to a presentation by Donna Kukama about her work The Swing, a site specific performance. She mentioned the necessity of inhabit a city, of understanding location and history in the inner city. From here own experience of the city linked to here intimate story she begun […]
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Journal > 1th sept 2012 / Johannesburg
Sello Pesa performance Lime light on rites, in a park downtown Joburg. see : Lime light on rites. and the video. Saturday we had an appointment in Joburg CBD in order to assist to Sello Pesa performance. HERE We arrived in a square where there were chairs under a white tent waiting for us. We seated, […]
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Journal > 31 august 2012 / Johannesburg
Today we met some of the artists … (KELEKETLA ! + Grégoire ZABE) We had an appointment here at the Drill Hall in the CBD with Keleketla ! Check their Facebook page ! Rangoate Hlasane and Malose Malahlela explained their work with the children of the neighborhood, anchored in the in the Drill Hall site where the treason trials took place. […]
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Journal > 30 august 2012 / Johannesburg
On Thursday, we were invited to assit to the 3rd years’s CRITS. French students were dispatched in different groups and attended to student’s work presentations. To see the location of the WITS Scholl Of Arts
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Journal 28 > 29 august 2012 / Johannesburg
ARRIVAL AND FIRST OPENING Monday night, newly arrived from Strasbourg and Kinshasa, we met joburg’s urban players for a meal on the roof of the WITS School Of Art’s roof. The following day we discovered the new space in which we are going to work during this month called King Kong building. We spent the […]
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« Language is like the living »
Sarah Nuttall, Literary city, in Johannesburg the elusive metropolis, Duke University press, 2008, p. 208. « For Bakhtin, language is like the living, concrete environment – it is never unitary, it is somebody talking to somebody else, even when that somebody else is one’s own inner addressee. In Andersson’s* conception, which replaces language in it’s city […]
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Agglutinative
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The ideal of the panopticon
Naadira PatelThis is a short text which emerged out of a process of working in Santarama Miniland, in the south of Johannesburg, which attempts to unpack the complexities of scale, proportion, architecture, and what it means to intervene into history. Sorry No Refunds Welcome to The Desert of The Real “You have now arrived in Miniland, […]