«Nomadic Structures» hit SA's roads
«Nomadic Structures» is the title of a travelling, mobile, public art project that Swiss artists Kerim Seiler and Gregor Metzger bring to South Africa in March and April. The project features 'Pneuma Somnambul', a sculpture made up of a number of tetrahedron-shaped cells, decorated with colourful fluorescent lights, and then displayed in various rural and urban locations.
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Pro Helvetia opens Joburg office
Pro Helvetia is opening a new office in Newtown, Johannesburg, which will be manned by deputy head and project manager Colin Miller. The new location will strengthen Pro Helvetia’s position in the region, strategically bringing it to Johannesburg and increasing the Swiss Arts Council’s accessibility to other vital areas of the Southern African arts sector.
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Swiss artists in residence
Pro Helvetia Cape Town is hosting three high-profile artists in residence in the first part of 2010: Irene Hug is a visual artist who works with found objects, sculptures and actions in public space; Sylvie Cachin is a film artist who will use her time here to work on a feature-length film; and Michael Pelzel is an organist whose compositions have been performed at a variety of contemporary music festivals.
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