spending rands and sans pictures on this machine, i just wanted to check in and say hi. minette vari is prolific with her media (video, mostly), philip rikhotso (sp?) rocks, and actually, the fine art in general is very worth seeing. hannes olivier, ralph borland, bridget baker and nicholas hlobo (again, sp? no resources here!) are also of special note…. more when i get back!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
spending rands and sans pictures on this machine, i just wanted to check in and say hi. minette vari is prolific with her media (video, mostly), philip rikhotso (sp?) rocks, and actually, the fine art in general is very worth seeing. hannes olivier, ralph borland, bridget baker and nicholas hlobo (again, sp? no resources here!) 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