Archive for February, 2010

DESIGN PROGRAM IN ISAC, SEMESTER START SOON

The campus has very nice areas, here the teachers are walking between buildings The design teachers in ISAC are a small hardcore group with very good working spirit. Helder, Gabriel and Karina met in my house today to go through the program named: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN. It is good to have run the first semester […]

February 28, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  No Comments

BULLFIGHTING ARENA IN MAPUTO

The entrance side of the stadium In our minds Bullfighting has always been predominantly a Spanish sport. But it is also Portugese and of course then South-American. Since Mozambique was a Portugese colony from since colonies were invented (and this is obvious everywhere today in Modern Mozambican society) they also brought with them Portugese Bullfighting. […]

February 27, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  No Comments

TWO TYPES OF DIALOGUES ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE: ISAC

On day two of the week, full house listening to philosophy and visions I am fine with understanding Portugese when we are in normal conversation, in shops etc. and I have given talks and lectures in the language, using PowerPoint for support. When the dialogue moves over to philosophical concepts and strategy, I must admit […]

February 22, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  Comments Closed

FASHION SHOW IN MAPUTO

Mozart is a school of crafts, where young people can attend for few months at the time to get experiences of the various traditions in making here in Maputo. There is ceramic, sewing, metalwork, jewelery and many more. There was a small festival last weekend with various performances by the young peope, a kind of  […]

February 16, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  No Comments

DAY OF THE PROFESSORS IN ISAC

A part of the round table today. The general director Filimone Meigos is furthest to the left Today was the first meeting of professors this semester at our new academy ISAC. Now the school is running proper since many positions have been evaluated and filled. That means we have good crowd and the faculty is […]

February 15, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  No Comments

CROCODILE RIVER CONCENTRATION

Buffaloes in the heat of the day I went to this river to concentrate on two projects that I have to write. It is good to know of such places with tranquillity. They give you focus. I have many favourite places in my homecountry Iceland, windows to mountains or glaciers where I have drawn pictures […]

February 12, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

SUMMER HOLIDAY HOBBIES AT HOME

Atanasio, Gildo, Rejao, Soley and Dagmar on the Mac that Jonni managed to get for us. Being properly back in Maputo starts off the many activities that are needed here to keep up the pressure for more results and learning. It so happened last Sunday when I went to Nucleo, a colony of artists here […]

February 5, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE  Comments Closed

COURSE IN AFTEREFFECTS AND FINAL CUT AT HOME

Atanasio, Gildo, Soley, Rejao and Dagmar. Dagmar Duportail, a Belgian film maker, has been so helpful to come around today to give the interested students a crash course in the two software programs that are really needed for film and animation. Poor Dagmar landed in walking into Nucleo last Sunday and met me and now […]

February 5, 2010   Posted in: AFRICA, DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

INSTITUTO SUPERIORE DE ARTE CULTURA

Karina (design), Maimuna (visual arts), Victor Sala (everything) comparing notes after the interviews with the applicants and going through marks and portfolios. INSTITUTO SUPERIORE DE ARTE CULTURA has run its semester zero and now it heads into first semester with most of the staff in place and the second intake of students is just happening. […]

February 4, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  Comments Closed