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Statements about a few pieces from the exhibition Familiar / Peculiar Sept. 2010

Dominion I & II

And God blessed them and said unto them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth".

Genesis 1:28

A reckless divine bequest, bestowed upon humanity without caution.

Could this God have foreseen lunch meat?

Gatkar (arse-cart)

The word gatkar (arse-cart) was used to describe an activity by a rural Afrikaans friend many years ago. Bored during the summer school vacation, farm kids would dig a trough down a steep riverbank, line it with wet clay and spend hours even days sliding down the improvised slide to the river below.

The recount has stayed with me, not only because the word gatkar is funny and crudely poetic but it represents spontaneous, independent and joyful childhood activity as opposed to structured, managed pseudo-play, the difference between a contrived or spontaneous experience, a good sandwich verses an overcooked roast.

To this end I have made a few disappointing toys, that have charm and promise (materials, surfaces and even mechanisms), but are quite inert and deliver little in the way of real interaction.

Dominion I

Proposed Target {detail}

Groot Bees {detail}

Gatkar (arse-cart)

Wolraad en Racheltjie se blink nuwe speelding (Wolraad and little Rachel’s shiny new toy)