BINNEKRING BLOG
Fighting Fear By Giving Love
Words: Shannon Smith / Photos: Joanie Fredericks Since the Covid-19 lockdown was announced, it’s taken a little time for the various levels of the impact of the situation to really hit home. Our first reaction was to contemplate what …More »
Urban design and performing land art at AfrikaBurn: academic article by Dr John Steele
The article “Ephemeropolis: urban design and performing land art at AfrikaBurn 2019” by John Steele has just been published. It seems timeous to be reflecting on urban planning and curation of spaces, people and works since 2007, especially considering …More »
The Hammer Falls Pt II
Words and photos: Helena Sheridan Inside, the joke. DPW is very much an inside joke. Not that any job the crew does is a joke, but that like, you had to be there… One does not simply explain the experience …More »
Kakpraat Part II – From Kak To Manure
Words: Cara Morris / Pics: as per credit It’s time for another episode of kakpraat with Princess Caralot! Only this time, we’re not talking toilets – we’re talking actual kak, and what happens to it post-event. Back when …More »
The Hammer Falls
As we gather for the last time at Stonehenge Private Reserve, so DPW will have its own burn – The Hammer! Read H’s piece to find out more, and support the project. More »
Teardrops on the Tankwa
Words & photos: Kevin Kgara Rack Cast: The Avatar, The Shaman, The Bear, The Bear’s son, Oom Daan Soentjies, tracker and story teller !’Aru Ikhuisi Piet Berendse, White Lighting, Kgara, the Powerful Shaman woman who breathes fire, Ras, Angel …More »
A DREAM COME TRUE
Reflections on the first Jozi Streetopia ~ words and most pictures by Solar Santa In 1886 Jozi was a dry and desolate place. A little like Tankwa Town with a bit more grass and a few trees. No river …More »
What did you do in the war, Daddy?
Text by Solar Santa (Ronnie Jack). Free pictures from Pixabay I grew up in the aftermath of World War 2. My father served in armoured cars in North Africa against Rommel’s Afrika Korps. As a child I would ask him …More »
Lakes of Fire Exchange 2019
Words & photos: Jonx Pillemer I must admit at the outset, that while I knew there was a ‘Burner Exchange’ programme between the Great Lakes regional burn (Lakes of Fire) and AfrikaBurn, the South African regional burn, I have …More »
Painted Boots and a Beard ~ Part 5
Solar Santa concludes his Odyssey. Words & pics: Solar Santa Congratulations on making it this far. You must be a Burner. Or planning on becoming one. This story is an attempt to capture in words the magic of …More »
