Diepsloot Arts & Culture

Diepsloot Public Art 2012: Process

DEAR DIEPSLOOT,

From Monday to Wednesday, you make me love you like a butterfly, that comes out of it’s cocoon.

I can only have a good time then, like a cat drinking its milk, like a rabbit eating its carrots.

When its Thursday, my feelings change about you.

You turn into a pack of angry dogs.

You make me angry like a chicken whose chicks have been taken away.

When its Thursday Diepsloot, you act like a bunch of baboons.

You forget I need to hunt like an owl, searching for knowledge, working at night.

When its Thursday Diepsloot, you let my prey escape me.

DEAR DIEPSLOOT, I LOVE YOU, BUT YOU BREAK MY HEART.

 

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'I Love You... I Love You Not'

“I Love You…I Love You Not” uses the imagery of the animal kingdom to tell a story of the every-day struggles of life in Diepsloot. Using a mix of song, dance and storytelling, the performance is a fun, carnival-style street procession that represents the collaborative effort of some of Diepsloot’s brightest creative talents, both young and old.

‘I Love You, I Love You Not’ was a collaboration between Sticky Situations, DACN (Diepsloot Arts & Culture Network www.diepslootarts.org), Genevieve Blanchett, and the Trinity Sessions (www.onair.co.za).  The project was directed by the City of Johannesburg through the JDA (www.jda.org.za).

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