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On Babasprojects.net :: just the feeds ma'am, you find all the feeds from the Baba's projects network. For all work by and related to Babak Fakhamzadeh and Baba's projects, visit Babasprojects.com. For Babak's CV, visit Fakhamzadeh.com.Thuski-no-hikari door Igor Mitoraj in Den Haag
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Not really my style, but mellow enough to be reasonably enjoyable. Albums: The Soul Sessions and Mind, Body & Soul....Hitman
Has a flimsy plot, a badly acting leading actor (Timothy Olyphant), but also some decent action, a hot babe (Olga Kurylenko) and very reasonable entertainment. Not pretentious, just enjoyable. Based on the video game by the same name....Darfur is dying door Rasty in Johannesburg
The words ?ARFUR IS DYING?has been painted as a background, (+/- 30m x 2.5m) with two figures and a Muslim soldier painted onto the background. Gift of the Givers supplied the artists with material to paint this artwork. Because of time constraints the artwork was done in one day. A civil war has been ravaging the Darfur region in Sudan since 2003. Darfur is internationally seen as a disaster area. The Muslim Charity ?ift of the Givers, in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs, has supplied 80 tons of humanitarian aid to Darfur. The organization states: ?uilding bridges between people of different cultures and religions, instilling hope and dignity and creating opportunity are all integral aspects of our philosophy. Our assistance is purely humanitarian and unconditional?SACSIS.org.za
SACSIS, The South African Civil Society Information Service, is the brainchild of Fazila Farouk, formerly the deputy director of SANGONeT. SACSIS is "a nonprofit news agency promoting social justice. Seeking answers to the question: How do we make democracy work for the poor?"
Angry Godzilla door John Baloyi in Johannesburg
A three-meter high wooden statue of a monster carved from a single lead-wood or mbambangoma tree. Created by sculptor John Baloyi from lead-wood or mbambangoma, the angry Godzilla took ten months to complete. "I started to carve the monster in September from a big tree that was destroyed by floods," said Baloyi. "I finished it at the end of June." The Angry Godzilla was selected for the Constitutional Court collection after Judge Albie Sachs saw the piece at the opening of the Mashamba Art Gallery and Museum in Venda. He chose to buy it because it represents the unique carving tradition of the Limpopo area. The sculpture was installed at Constitution Hill in July 2005. John Baloyi is a former pupil of artist Jackson Hlungwani. Baloyi, who abandoned his delivery business to focus on his craft, describes art as a spirit that communicates with him through his dreams and thoughts. The sculpture is based on the Japanese legend of Godzilla. Baloyi was inspired by the tales of a monster that destroyed towns and attacked people. "I wanted to carve something no other artist has done." Together with other artworks at Constitution Hill, the Angry Godzilla forms an integral part of a space that encourages diversity.The front doors to the Constitutional Court door Andrew Verster in Johannesburg
The timber door to the foyer, a 9m-high work of art, featuring panels carved with words and sign-language symbols conveying the 27 rights enshrined in the Constitution. "The judges asked for wood but the architects said they preferred metal as wood was not durable. The judges replied: look at the great wooden doors in cathedrals in Europe, they're centuries old and still looking good. It was a persuasive argument, and so the spectacular doors are wood, carved by craftspeople in Durban, depicting the 27 themes of the Bill of Rights, in sign language." Doors form an integrated artwork, forming part of the fabric of the Constitutional Court, while at the same time reflecting the values it espouses. The Constitutional Court was designed to reflect the values of our new constitutional democracy. The building is noted for its transparency and entrancing volumes. In contrast to most courts, it is welcoming rather than forbidding, filled with warmth. It has no marble cladding or wood paneling, but has come to be admired for its graceful proportions. And the principal materials - timber, concrete, steel, glass and black slate - infuse the court with an African feel.History door Dumile Feni in Johannesburg
Near the Constitutional Court entrance, Constitution Hill. The sculpture was installed in front of the third pillar of the Constitutional Court. The pillar was formerly a stairwell of the Awaiting Trial Block (since demolished) at the Fort Prison. The work is a 2 ton bronze sculpture (+/- 2.5mx1.6mx1m) of 2 people on a cart, being drawn by a third person in a horse-like manner. History is a sculpture by Dumile Feni, brought from New York? Schomberg Centre to the Braamfontein site for President Thabo Mbeki's inauguration of Constitution Hill. Feni's wife Fazila Morris and daughters Sophia Morris (37) and Maariam Diale (35) were there to welcome the sculpture home. Fazila was seven months pregnant with Diale when Feni left South Africa to go into exile in New York in 1968. The piece forms part of the art collection of the constitutional court, which was gathered mostly as donations by one of the Judgesof the Constitutional Court, Justice Albie Sachs. Sachs new Dumile as a close friend during the artist? 23 years in exile. "I've heard many stories about History, but for me it's a symbol of my father's life and the country's struggle for freedom ?My dad would have like the sculpture to have ended up here. He was held at this prison and he would have wanted his work to be at a place of justice?Diale ?daughter of Dumile Feni.SACSIS.org.za
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