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2015 kicked off with a very inspiring project for the Mamma Gogo initiative. Assisted by some dedicated volunteers, we have started clearing the ground around a stage platform at Camphill Village West Coast . The stage will be utilised during the year in conjunction with #MammaGogo couch jams during Camphill open market Sundays (the 1st Sunday of each month) The objective is to clear the ground, making it accessible and comfortable enough to be utilised by traders and public. The terrain was wild, overgrown in places, riddled with mole hills & debris from trees and thorn bushes.   Once the area is cleared & leveledRead More →

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the Mamma Gogo Initiative, in partnership with Longbeach Mall, invites you to come support the creative talent of the South which will be showcased from 25 to 30 Aug in the display areas of Longbeach Mall. This event forms part of the CT World Design Capital incentive. Calling all traders: There is so much talent nested here on the peninsula. Are you creative ? Do you have something inspiring you are longing to share with the community ? Table space is FREE, but allocated on merit. Products must be locally hand made of an acceptable standard. There is also opportunity to share table space ifRead More →

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Please note that the date of the fundraiser will now be 25 July 2014 Join Mama Gogo’s fundraiser for Mapungubwe Heritage Come and wind down at the Biscuit Mill, with an evening of live music by the Giant Wing Collective. Support Mama Gogo’s latest challenge to take creative outreach to the isolated communities on the Mapungubwe Heritage Route, the heartland of South Africa’s cultural and spiritual heritage. Enjoy great networking, some vibey unplugged tunes, wine and a selection of authentic Malay curries by The Bay Café and help visionary local artist Donald Barnett reach his dream of traveling with Mama Gogo, his trusty Landrover SeriesRead More →

Mamma Gogo

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Adventure through art The aim of the Mamma Gogo initiative  is to: Explore the creative potential of communities across South Africa and potentially Africa through a the medium of a creative outreach program. Document the diverse heritage of her people and the expression of her culture by means of a photo journal Engage communities (including those on social media) to the collective story of this creative adventure “The purpose of ART in any form is to return us back to ourselves” Mamma Gogo is the name of the series III Landrover that will enable me to reach these communities.  She is in urgent need ofRead More →

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The very first time I met Mamma Gogo was on the dusty plains of Afrika Burn, Tankwa Town. It was a meeting of chance in the early hours of the desert morning, magically lit by a setting moon. I was on my way back to my tent, time to pack it in or so I thought, in a few hours I would need to start the journey back home. Then out of the darkness, a few steps behind me, came a soft voice with a Scottish accent, “where are ye off to then ?” I’ve often referred to Rainy (Lorraine Ishak) as my desert angel.Read More →

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I am delighted finally to be in a position to start sharing the stories and adventures of Mamma Gogo. This should of course encompass all the beautiful people that have been touched by her in one way or another over the years. I do not know them all, but I’m sure the spirit of the journey remains the same. Mamma Gogo is the name of the series III landrover that came to me by chance … or was it providence ? I’ll let you decide. There are many landrover owners that believe they possess a soul. I believe the story of Mamma Gogo and herRead More →

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Details for the competition 28/3 to 28/6 2013. WIN a canvas print of the wave photo ‘Don’t take this Personally!’ 1. head on over to Amazon and find my new ebook, follow the link http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C2AUZQA 2. give it a read and post a customer review of the book on Amazon under the book 3. share the link to your review on my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/Donaldsart the best review wins the canvas. You are also able to grab the book for FREE from 24th to 26th April !! which forms part of the KDP select promotion. There will still be another 2 days of FREE downloads announced beforeRead More →

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In Cape Town, Dunoon

Tales of Dunoon, a set on Flickr. A selection of some of my favourite photo-journal images of every day life in Dunoon, from 2010 onwards I’ve made up this gallery with black & white images as I feel this best expresses the emotive value of the images. Over the past years I have been working with PM4Africa in the informal settlement of Dunoon. www.pm4africa.co.za PM4Africa is already involved in several projects in this region. Our aim is to highlight the importance of these projects on a visual platform as well as to share the artistic value found in an area that is otherwise considered aRead More →

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Over the years I tend to a journal of my creative experiences, especially those that move me forward in some way to a new understanding within my work. If you could call it a journal as it is more in the form of random thoughts scattered around on loose pieces of paper and online posts. Well now I have applied some dedicated effort in gathering these thoughts together into a format that could also be helpful to others. And so I will be launching the first of my ebooks in the very near future. This one explores the concept of creative thinking in photography andRead More →