EXHIBITION OPENING OF BED JUMP SERIES!
PlayJumpEat BedJump Exhibit Opening When: Saturday 10th of April – 9am to 5pm (the bed will be there for you to jump on) Exhibition ends on 10th of May Where: Exposure Gallery in the Biscuit Mill What: See the images in their full size, Archbishop Desmond Tutu jumping, Freshlyground, Fishermen, Surfers, 85 year old Swimming…
Read MoreOriginal Bed Jump Motto:
I have to admit, when I first wrote this, it made me want to cry!! ;)………. Throw all caution to the wind & Jump, Cape Town! Jump for JOY! The Bed represents: Joy. A common thread of Humanity. Whether in Manhattan or the Kalahari, we were all born Humans. Babies. Kids who like to Play.…
Read MoreBED JUMP in the Media!
Pics to come, but here’s a little snipit in the press from our jump with Freshlyground on Signal Hill. ps – my original vision was witih Zolani (the most Adorrrable lead-singer!) to be jumping in mid-air (visually at least) – between Lion’s Head & Table Mountain. It turns out it was super foggy that night,…
Read MoreWe will be helping to INFECT THE CITY via our infamous…Bed Jump!
MESSY MONKEY INFECTS THE CITY: Our ditty is not officially written up yet, but check it below! You’ve seen it here first!: Kelly Vaagsland Wainwright is a conceptual artist straddling the globe between both Oakland, California & Cape Town, South Africa. She has been putting together a project called PLAY JUMP EAT in Cape Town…
Read MoreOlympia Bed Jump: Part Deux (behind-the-scenes)
Yeah – this pretty much epitomizes the Olympia! I LOVE our female model in the front with the hair net – straight from the bakery. She is awesome! This was SUCH a fun shoot to take. The entire place was screaming/shouting, “JUMP, JUMP, JUMP!”. She let out the most authentic “cock-a-doodle-doo!” at the end of…
Read MoreOlympia Cafe: Bed Jumping & Food Flying!
Ever eaten at Olympia Cafe in Kalk Bay? I have, about 25,800 times, & counting!! It’s our second kitchen. What can I say? The food is primo – Top Quality. The wait staff wear…whatever they want! They hug your baby. They sit down while they order (if they feel like it, or if you’re all…
Read MoreIf you are Amish, Jack Nicholson, a cowboy, a cheerleader, or the Dalai Lama – Why Should YOU Jump on The Bed?!
Conceptualist: Kelly Vaagsland Wainwright, Photographer: Inge Prins Hi there! Let me introduce myself. My name is Kelly Vaagsland Wainwright. I got this vision a couple years ago that was the merge of a “flash mob” meeting a quick live installation meeting photography. I’d been “playing with play”, & I wanted to & NEEDED to take…
Read MorePhoto of the Day: Business Ladies Jump on Beds!
I was one of the artists in Cape Town’s very cool performance art festival, INFECTING THE CITY, with my project, “JUMP!” where I brought the bed to a different city street corner almost everyday to ask the people on the street to jump on The Bed! (yes – the same one I had Desmond Tutu jump…
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