Aspiring Photographers – enter Shoot Experience!
Bigs up to our SA boy Brett Stott who is now making a global mark with their SHOOT photography experience… The good news is we can tell you it will more tham likely be coming Joburg’s way next year. But for now Get involved Representers! SHOOT WORLD – November 2006 This is your chance to win an Olympus digital SLR camera (E Kit 400 valued at over ý800). Simp… ly read the brief below and upload your photos onto the Shoot Experience website. Entry is FREE. Please register before uploading your photos. THE BRIEF: Take a photo representing the colour “FAMILY”. What does family mean to you? Stuck? See previous competitions to get an idea of the types of photos to submit. Deadline for entries is Monday 27th November and winners announced by Thursday 30th November. We receive entries every month from all over the world and the best photo of the year will win the grand prize. Monthly prizes are: 1st Prize – an Olympus FE-190 digital camera valued at over ý160. 2nd Prize – ý50 worth of Photobox vouchers – The UK’s leading online printing service. 3rd Prize – Books from Black Dog Publishing. GRAND PRIZE: The best photo of the year will win the grand prize of an Olympus digital SLR camera (E Kit 400 valued at over ý800) to be announced in September 2007. —————————————————— A GLOBAL FIRST – SHOOT WORLD – The world through your eyes As well as giving you the chance to win prizes, the monthly Shoot Experience competitions are giving us the chance to develop our Big Idea – SHOOT WORLD – a gigantic World Map that captures the culture of every country and celebrates the diversity of our world. We are inspiring people from every country in the world to take photographs on a central theme each month. The photos taken will be plotted onto a gigantic world map which will be printed onto the floor of the Association of Photographer’s Gallery in London, UK as well as online at www.shootexperience.com. (see image below). Imagine walking barefoot over the world, over a geographical collage of photos showing a central theme through the eyes of people everywhere, from Cameroon to Cambodia to Cuba. ===================================== October Pick up a camera and paint the world “Red”. Shoot Experience want to inspire people from every country in the world to take photographs on the theme of the colour “Red.” Photos from each country will be plotted onto a world map, resulting in a geographical collage of photos, showing the theme through different eyes in different places from different points of view… The map will...
Slimline 88 about to be revealed
Represent knows all about the blood sweat and tears of renovations and how important it is to share your beautiful results (well in your mind anyway) of months of slog and hard work with those that you love. So guys go and check out the new slimline 88 from 11 Nov. If you’ve been round to The 88 Lounge recently and found the doors closed, don’t despair! We’re gearing up for what… promises to be a long hot summer, and in keeping with our pre-summer tradition, The 88 Lounge has been going under the knife for a bit of nip and tuck, in order to stay sleek and sexy for the season ahead. We will have been closed for about 10 days in total during this make-over process. But be sure to make a diary date for Saturday 11 November when we unveil our fresh summer look, complete with new terrace lounge and bar. Johnny Walker red Label is coming to the party with us, and we will be giving away loads of prizes like clothing and iPods& don’t miss out! We’ve also got some incredible events planned in the run-up to the end of year holidays, including Roger Goode, Goldfish, 340 ml and Harris Tweed amongst others. So, look out for our forthcoming events newsletter, and until the 11th November…keep it tidy. The 88 Lounge Re-opening Party presented by Johnny Walker Red Label Saturday 11 November 9pm R50.00 cover Featuring Aris B, The Peoples DJ 88 on Frances Behind the Woolworths in Norwood Tel: 011 72 88 417...
SA heavyweight driving the WWW – Roelof Botha
You might know this already. We didn’t. A bunch of friends were chatting the other day at a table in Melville and we started talking about the phenomenon that is YouTube and the fact that it was sold for $1.65 billion after running for less than two years, one of our friends mentioned that one of the owners of YouTube was not only a South African but also the son of Pik Botha. We of course thou… ght this was a joke, as the person telling this story just happened to be a Botha too (you know who you are) and for some reason it sounded ridiculous that a South African would be behind one of the biggest deals in the history of the internet business. Plus this guy has that kind of sense of humour. Ridiculous. Until we went to Wikipedia to look up Roelof. See here. And here for YouTube’s story. No Jokes. Roelof Botha is indeed behind not only YouTube but PayPal too! But he is the GRANDSON of Pik Botha. He is part of an exciting and dynamic venture capital company Sequoia Capital based in Silicon Valley in the States and our boy is kicking some serious internet touches. Vat hom Fluffie!!! “Roelof Botha focuses on services and software investments. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 2003, Roelof served as the Chief Financial Officer of PayPal (EBAY). Earlier, he worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company. Roelof is a certified actuary (Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries), and has a BS in Actuarial Science, Economics, and Statistics from the University of Cape Town and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. ” Sequoia looks like the kind of company that is truly global nd working in developing markets – bravo – with operations in Israel, India and China – let’s face it, Roelof seems like a hell of a creative guy who is willing to take risks and believe in creativity and wild and wonderful ideas. The best part is – his company wants to hear your business plan. So brothers and sisters, let him know what you are thinking – you never know. Check it out here. To Roelof, thanks for making us proud and for flying the South African flag way up high. Much Respect You Rock! Represent. Here’s the info on the deal: SAN FRANCISCO – Even in Silicon Valley, it is rare for so much money to be made so fast – and by so few. The biggest winners in the $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube by Google are the YouTube founders, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen,...
Jackson Hlungwani in Cape Town…
Cape Townians, don’t miss one of South Africa’s most revered and respected artists – Jackson Hlungwani at Blank – 198 Buitengracht Street in Cape Town (Bo-Kaap). JACKSON HLUNGWANI AT blank projects EXHIBITION OPENS: Wednesday 1 November 2006 at 18h00 (ends Friday 10 November 2006) JACKSON (Jekiseni) HLUNGWANI lives in Mbhokota in Limpopo Province. Hlungwani still works on a… daily basis producing woodcarvings which are dedicated to God. Deeply religious, Hlungwani is also the founder of an independent church called ‘Yesu Geleliya One Apostle in Sayoni Alt and Omega’. Although Hlungwani spent his earlier years working in a mine near Polokwane (then Pietersburg) as well as in Johannesburg (like many migrant labourers from former Gazankulu), he returned to his home at Mbhokota to pursue his religious ministry to which his woodcarvings are devoted. His works are often quirky representations of the divine on earth and references to his own versions of biblical imagery such as a mermaid with long-haired representing Eva (Eve) and Christ Playing Football, both on exhibition. Other works on the exhibition are sambals (carved bowls) walking sticks and staffs and of course the fish which are most closely symbolic of Hlungwani’s works and his Christian beliefs. Although it is clear that Hlungwani has produced prolific works since his emergence in the mid-1980’s when he exhibited in both Tributaries (a BMW sponsored exhibition which travelled to Germany, curated by Ricky Burnett) and The Neglected Tradition (Johannesburg Art Gallery, curated by Steven Sack) and has works in many collections in South Africa and abroad, it is clear that the artist struggles to survive and support his growing extended family. He feels abandoned by the art world who has often exploited him. This exhibition aims to revive Hlungwani’s spirit in Cape Town by recognizing our greatest living treasure from the North, and to give much needed support. (Kathy Coates October 2006) open on Wednesdays from 16h00-19h00 and by appointment blankprojects 198 buitengracht street (Bo-Kaap), Cape Town, blankprojects@gmail.com , contact Liza 083 256 1170 or Jonathan 072 198 9221 NEXT AT blank projects: CAMERON PLATTER (opening on Wednesday 15 November 2006) ===================================== July 2006 Ok… sounds like the mice are out to play while the cats are away…. If you’re into MORSE CODE there’s a night-time flicker at the Blank gallery in the BoKaap… confused?….. We’ll let them explain: James Webb at blank projects In his new untitled work, James Webb has used the blank projects space to create a winter intervention in the neighbourhood. While the gallerists are away for 6-weeks, the empty space will be haunted by faulty electricity resulting in the gallery lights flickering in Morse code. The...
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