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the spirit of water • magda minguzzi
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Fig. 36 Paramount Chief Steenkamp positioning the wooden stick on the fire, 06/05/2016
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Fig. 37 The participants around the fire repeating “we are here”
An important aspect linked to the dissemination of the project’s pedagogical imperative were school visits to the exhibitions guided by the Chiefs and largely organized by Chief Gert Cornelius Steenkamp in Port Elizabeth and Chief Daantjie Japhta in Graaff-Reinet. These two exhibitions were followed by screenings of short films and conferences in South Africa and abroad. Our work was given important recognition nationally (see outcomes list in the appendix). During the execution phases of the project, thanks to Prof. Maarten de Wit (AEON), a group of researchers from the University of Southampton visiting Port Elizabeth interviewed me at the fish traps and the interview became part of a MOOC offered by that University which contributed to international academic awareness about our work.
