Selah
Selah houses a collection of books, journals, writing implements and art at 150 Albert Rd., Cape Town
Selah houses a collection of books, journals, writing implements and art at 150 Albert Rd., Cape Town
Huge thanks to Jono Morgan for his tireless help with this piece today. Thanks to the residents of Masi who were so encouraging – sharing their comments and questions and rhetoric… Thanks Christine for your wall and thanks Sophia for these great shots of the work. Most thanks God for inspiring the work of my hands.
Main Road, Masiphumelele 6/12/11
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Posted December 6th, 2011
On the westbound N2 at Jan Smts Ave. Thanks Makensie Megan and Whitney for the massive help.
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Posted November 21st, 2011
Page Street in Lower Woodstock. Thanks to the residents and Boa Mistura for letting me have some time on their crane.
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Posted November 20th, 2011
I recently met an Egyptian woman named Saraa who has been actively involved in the ongoing civil resistance that began in Tunisia and has flourished throughout the Arabian nations. Before she left Cape Town, she asked if she could have a stencil to put up in her temporary residence at Tahrir Square, the symbolic heart of the Egyptian revolution.
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Posted November 17th, 2011
A week ago fires raged through a township nearby called Masiphumelele. This catastrophe left over 5000 people displaced with little more than the clothes on their backs. The rebuilding started immediately; here the skeletons of new homes are seen being built the following day. Within 24 hours the government responded with truckload upon truckload of wood, zinc siding and tarps. Together with many of our friends, we have been sorting donations, helping to build new shacks, providing food and clothing, and painting of course – birds rising up from the ash. This structure was one of a few cinder block buildings to remain standing in the area. I asked the owner what he’d like written along with the birds and he said immediately, “uthixo luthando” which means “God is love.”
So often we go to bring hope, and instead find her smiling in welcome when we arrive.
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Posted November 16th, 2011
Recent public art piece entitled, These 3 Remain. Enkanini Township, Khayamundi, Stellenbosch. Thanks to the inSite / AICS crew from Amsterdam for all of your help and to the residents of Enkanini for your limitless enthusiasm and joy.
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Posted November 15th, 2011
Last week we went back to Masiphumelele to paint on some of the newly built shacks. You can see that many of these new homes are made from recycled pieces of burnt zinc that barely survived the fires. My good friend Craig Johns is making a short film of the project and has taken some of these photographs above as well. As we were finishing up for the day a woman passed and said to us, “These birds I see them. These birds they will bring us peace.”
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Posted May 20th, 2011
Making promises along the west coast of South Africa. Thank you to my fellow night writers…
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Posted April 26th, 2011
Enkanini township is struggling with the local government to get electricity out to their location. I have had long chats with the residents about this and we all hold out hope for change. Thanks heaps to my Mom and Dad for helping out – and Mariah for tackling all the kids…
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Posted April 18th, 2011
Jan’s Bridge, Franshoek Pass. I spent my today driving through the mountains and found this stream. Had a swim and left this small piece.
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Posted March 8th, 2011
First Terrence wanted R50 to let me write on his make-shift cinderblock house in Essex Street. Then R10. Then he asked me to come back when I started to walk away. By the end he was holding stencils for me and stopping everyone who passed to tell them “hey look here that joy is mine!” Lower Woodstock.
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Posted January 26th, 2011
It looks like I was about the 5th artist to join in on this piece. It’s been here on Dublin Street in Lower Woodstock for years.
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Posted January 15th, 2011
Thanks Josh for your help with this one. What a mission in the windy Woods.
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Posted January 1st, 2011
This is written on the home of Mashiah who lives in Epworth, Harare. In front of this wall she will plant her maize. Last year her crops were so bountiful that after using up all her storage room, there was enough left over to give kg bags out to the whole local community where she lives.
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Posted November 26th, 2010
