Spier recently sponsored this art initiative in the City of Cape Town. We went down to the new Cape Town station to see what was going on there (great new station!). Artworks were being displayed and there was also a live bank from the Democratic Republic of Congo playing while we were there. It was great to watch people stopping to listen to the music on their way, taking time out of their normal routine to appreciate the music.
The feeling I was left with after viewing most of the art was one of confusion! One of the artists had displayed grass, chocolate, Kruger rands, live crickets and a picture of Africa, as well as a little blood for good measure! I found it a little odd and on the whole very confusing. In hindsight however, I think that was exactly the point of the artwork, that the history of Africa is confusing and that it does illicit mixed feelings and feelings of confusion. Well, that’s my take on it anyway!
Overall I thought the Spier Infecting the City initiative was really a great tool to bring art and culture to people who don’t get the opportunity to see it in their normal walk of life. The people using the station were definitely “infected” by the music. A great initiative in the Mother City!
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