Charlotte added Busi and I to the guest-list for Friday's closing night of the
10 Years On Air (prominent works included with the above link) exhibition by the Trinity Session held at the Maboneng Precinct space - 286 Fox Street - in down-town Jozi. I'm glad she did. Jonathan Liebmann obviously had a hand in the organisation of this event because, for all his, erm, eccentricities, this man knows how to throw a party with all the bells and whistles. The space was converted into something of a visual-playground-party-hall with fires leading up to the entrance, great food, lots of DJs and a bar that lined the entire one wall of said space. And this wasn't just any bar - they served incredible cocktails (I must've had at least 8 chilli-plum jars!), designer beers, real hot chocolate, great wines and all the usual suspects you'd expect at an event like this. See photos below, underneath the wall projections. Speaking of which Stephen Hobbs and Marcus Neustetter took it upon themselves to VJ (video...jockey/jay?) for the event and the result was some serious visual candy playing out on an entire wall for the duration of the event. It was especially cool seeing as they used images and videos from their works - speaking of, the crowd was really interesting too as many of the artists from their projects in Alex, Diepsloot, Kliptown, etc. were in attendance, mixing generously with various pods of Jozi hedonizers. I love it when dorks come to the party, and you could see that there was a bit of the "old school raver" stirring in these two - the rave era was around the time they probably last partied! A good and much needed night out.
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| A younger Stephen and Marcus project their magic onto us all |
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| That flashing robot was way captivating |
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| Charlotte and the tall people. From cold countries. |
Yesterday we whisked the Yung-Brooks duo off to Cyrildene for another scrumptious meal and some Chinese market shopping afterwards. We all raised a glass to The Indian who celebrated his birthday during the week and, as we knew he would have liked it, got into the food with the ol' troll hands that have both horrified and endeared us to Sush for all these years. Cheers mfowethu!
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| A tribute to The Indian and his Troll Hands |
Finally, I (cold) cracked and went shopping with Charlotte for some winter clothing supplies this morning. I am especially proud of the PJ pants and slippers I came away with - see below. We have both decided that our house and the metaphorically entrenched winter vibes here need to be tackled with meaning and I think this is a useful first step. Vibe cleansing operations for The Safehouse will continue in the coming days as its all been a little too heavy with the white girl/boy problems that Charls and I have been blundering through of late. Change has come to Westdene!
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| I am now ready for winter - thanks Woolies |
