Depasco’s, corner of Long & Kloof, 11am to 1pm. This Jump was Hilarious. First of all, the minute I set the bed up, some reporters from THE DAILY VIEW arrived. The next minute, a photographer from the CAPE ARGUS. Next – ETV. It was like a paparazzi for bed-jumpers! My favorite jumper of the day…
Read MoreJump #2: went to the beach!
I pitched up @ Greenmarket Square to discover a “ghost town”. I tried St. George’s mall @ Strand, to Guarantee to some “traffic”… NOTTA! All of Cape Town was at the beach, my friend! It was HOT! It was Sunday. It was Valentine’s Day. My friendly bed-runner Andrew & I decided it wouldn’t benefit anyone…
Read MoreJUMP #1 @ Wale St., Sunday, 2-4pm
Yesterday was my first JUMP for my Marathon JUMP series for INFECTING THE CITY. I’ll be JUMPING for the next 7 days. I really have to give my hat to PENINSULA RUNNERS for helping me out! They are delivering the bed to every location Every day for 8 days straight! Props!! Yesterday we were at…
Read MoreMakeka Design Lab + Stiaan Louw Unite! (behind-the-scenes snapshot!)
This is a glimpse of the marriage of Makeka Design Lab & Stiaan Louw (and of course Messy Monkey + Inge Prins) at Oak Couture: (ok – right now I’m not sure why wordpress Only likes this pic horizontal! working on it!)…
Read MoreNoor – my Favorite Fisherman Friend.
We did a shoot yesterday morning in Kalk Bay harbor. We filled a small fishing boat with about 30 cabbages, & 30 bundles of carrots. We grabbed a lonely fisherman on the shore, & asked if he would model for us. He more than willingly threw on his oilskins & gumboots, & sat perfectly still…
Read MoreOAK COUTURE through Claire’s eyes!
Claire Homewood not only helped Jeannette Unite (installation artist) design & “dress” the tree, & help Marize Malan (fashion designer) design & “dress” the model. She took some amazing photographs (& had some fun with them) through the process! Take a look through Claire’s eyes!
Read MoreCOLLABORATION:
So – why is it that I organized 30 people to pull off my OAK COUTURE project, instead of just doing it all myself, in my ‘true’ own vision? Well, honestly, there were logistics. My initial vision was millions of pieces of fabric tied to the ends of branches, truly replicating the idea of “foilage”. …
Read MorePress Release on OAK COUTURE
Messy Monkey Arts, a creative agency based jointly out of Cape Town and Oakland, California, is working on a fresh installation piece they are calling OAK COUTURE. They are gathering local creatives together, in the likes of Makeka Designs, architecture firm, and Jeannette Unite, installation artist, to “dress” 5 of the big oaks in the…
Read MoreCRE8 WITH THE CENTER FOR LATINO POLICY RESEARCH AT UC BERKELEY:
We are thrilled to anounce our second CRE8 at Swarm Gallery in Oakland! This time it will be for the CENTER FOR LATINO POLICY RESEARCH AT UC BERKELY. It just so happens to cooincide with Cesar Chavez Day, & we have some very exciting Latino artists involved! Take a look at the roster! We will…
Read MoreOur day with ISIS
We had a fantastic day last week with ISIS! It began with some fresh oj, Cole coffe, & Mariposa coffeecakes on the bus. We escorted them over the bridge to Pier 14, where we had them bounce on balls, hula-hoop, & jumprope all the way down the pier, while playing rounds of “Pictionary” games on easels…
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+ Dirty Kelly Productions 