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• Experiences
• February 22, 2010 ∥
• By Aslam Levy

Cape Town Tourism staff at the Wishing Wall

As we left the Jump exhibition we passed the Wishing Wall exhibition. The wall allows everyday passers-by to write a note and stick it onto the wall.

It was amusing and thought-provoking to read some of these titbits into the psyches of the passers-by. Quite interesting to note how much commentary there was on Zuma …

The wall seemed to represent our creative consciousness.

Below is more info on the Wishing Wall:

The Wishing Wall
Contribute a little piece of yourself, and become part of a collective Cape Town artwork.

Created by:
Landi Raubenheimer and Paul Cooper

When and where:
Mon 15 – Fri 19 from 10h00 – 15h00 / Sat 20 10h00 – 13h00, Corner of Hout and Adderley Streets

Duration:
On-going

The Wishing Wall is a huge, fluid, ever-changing collage made up of wishes, reflections, opinions, photos, titbits and keepsakes from you, the people of Cape Town. A space for connecting, healing, venting, expressing, enacting, feeling, interacting … Both installation and performance, The Wishing Wall will evolve continuously throughout the Infecting the City Festival week.

Like a physical, visual blog, The Wishing Wall gives immediate access to the collective thoughts, desires, aspirations and needs of the Festival community. It recalls those sites of conflict, trauma and remembrance where we lay flowers, cards and memorabilia; and the informal advertisement walls where notes are left detailing the availability of inner-city accommodation.

Bring something personal (a written hope, dream, or recollected moment, a photo or a memento) with you and join Landi and Paul in making this temporary monument to the fleeting moment.

The Wishing Wall