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OSLO NATIONAL ACADEMY MOVES IN NEW BUILDINGS

In Memoriam photo display of the great building that the school has been in for over 100 years. Here is a link to a photo album from the Academy, old, new and opening party My school is moving. The National Academy of Art is finally being assembled in one location. My understanding is that this [...]

August 22, 2010   Posted in: Design, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

BRITISH PETROLIUM AND USA GREED

British Petrolium, what is that? A relic from the British Colonialism raiding its pastures far away. Probably now not such a British company, but an international one. Probably one that our pension funds have invested their funds in without us knowing it. The ‘owners’ of companies today are faceless investors looking after their pension future [...]

July 4, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

ECO-BLING! To Decorate Ourselves with Sustainablility

Celebrities decorate themselves with eco-lifestyle! Celebrity David De Rothschild sails around in a boat made from plastic bottles. Is this a worthwhile effort or is it ECO-BLING? A while ago I was in a meeting in Oslo about design and creative industries, one of many. We were representatives of design education, the business and industry [...]

June 30, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Design, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

ECOLOGICAL SANITATION SYSTEMS

Today, 2,6 billion people live without access to a toilet and even though the year 2008 was the United Nations Year of Sanitation, there is little attention and investment in this sector. Major effort is needed globally in order to create hygienic sanitation facilities for millions of people. Water latrines and sewerage systems like we [...]

June 18, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Design, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

DANSE’ARTE IN MOZAMBIQUE, A NEW VENTURE

The empty site of DANSE’ARTE with only the residence house already built. They are starting the construction of the theatre next week. Rejao is muraling the house now. Culture (and industry) is developing very fast here in Mozambique. I have only known the place roughly 3 years and I see fundamental changes since the time [...]

May 17, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

MY OTHER SITES

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April 30, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

CREATIVE ECONOMY AND AFRICA

The Palace of the Nations in Geneva where I had a meeting with the people running the Programme on Creative Economy and Industry One part of development is culture. It is somewhat different from infrastructure and basic needs. Some time before moving to Mozambique I remember someone from Doctors Without Borders saying that those that [...]

April 22, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Design, PONDERINGS  No Comments

DANCING IN THE STREETS OF MAPUTO

Here is an other video cut of the people in Maxaquene and the Contemporary Dance Company

March 13, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

DANCE AND DRUM ACTIVISM IN MAPUTO

A great group of dancers go out to the districts, or markets on Saturdays to interact with the public through dance and music. They create great fun everywhere they go, people are so happy when the music arrives. Many participate and I can confirm that everyone, yes everyone dances in this country. I do not [...]

March 13, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY IN MAPUTO

The panel (from left) Paulina Chiziane, Rachel Uziel, Conceição Evaristo and Mia Couto The International Womens Day was celebrated here in Maputo with various happenings. I went to a very inspiring evening in the French-Mozambican Culture Center, a very active place close to my home that very often runs all kinds of  events from rock [...]

March 8, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed