michael pollak

ghana 2014 – tag 3

On sunday the weather was nice so we decided to walk around Keta. The streets weren’t as busy as usual, so we walked to the lagoon and explored the area around campus. I took some klischee pictures of how africa is supposed to look, like women carrying things on their heads or old cars in the streets. That day was touristy, but at least I got a feel for the location and the area.

After our short walk we went back to Ketasco, walked through the guarded main gate and saw the remains of wash day everywhere. In the evening the task was to get the computerlab at least partially running, to start the workshop maybe the next day – but things changed. Things change all the time here in Africa, so by now – at the time of writing this – I’m getting used to it.

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ghana 2014 – tag 2

All night I’ve heard music and singing from the schoolyard, so in the morning I decided to check out what they are up to. I set in the shade for quite a while, talking to some kids and observing the event. My try to acclimatise to the whole overwhelming situation.

Turns out all the music and noise was part of a big funeral, which in Africa means quite a party.

If I got it right, these guys are neither police nor military but mere students in their school uniform. And if you wondered, yes, they are drilling, exercising and marching, but only with wooden rifles. Reminds me of being a kid.

Saturday is the big washday for the students at campus. They wash their clothes by hand and to dry (and bleach) spread their shirts out on the grass. It works I guess.

In the evening I was out at the beach, it’s not as close as I’ve thought, like ten minutes to walk. A lot of fishingboats out there, not many people, nice beach, nice place. Watched them dragging out one of the boats, where 25 people pull them up on a rope. Not many fish in that boat, but really interesting to experience.

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ghana

für alle zu denen es sich noch nicht durchgesprochen hat, ich bin die nächsten wochen ausser landes. am einfachsten kann man mich per mail erreichen.

je nachdem wie viel internet ich dort habe, werde ich auch versuchen von dort updates zu schreiben. fotos hochladen werde ich aber vermutlich erst irgendwann schaffen – im herbst ist ja auch noch zeit.

euch allen wünsch ich einen tollen sommer.

The box is a commitment.

Everyone has his or her own organizational system. Mine is a box, the kind you can buy at Office Depot for transferring files. I start every dance with a box. I write the project name on the box, and as the piece progresses I fill it up with every item that went into the making of the dance. This means notebooks, news clippings, CDs, videotapes of me working alone in my studio, videos of the dancers rehearsing, books and photographs and pieces of art that may have inspired me.

 

via patrickrhone.com

I suspect, if I’d use that system, the room will be filled with started bot not finished boxes. bad habbit or just creative chaos?

this guy. i hate this guy.

like his style though.

luna sandals

this guy. he really made me interested in sandals… odd.
maybe i can bring a pair of “original african sandals” from ghana. haha.

don t tell me that s hipster – i know that already.

brandalism

that s a cool project. beat them with their own weapons.