Sunday morning was crisp and clear: just a hint of a chill in the air to remind us that winter is on its way, but the sun was out and threatened to make the most of its time in the sky. All in all, a perfect day to be at Grey Dam. As families walked their dogs and couples came to picnic on the grass, a couple of us were hauling bricks and laying out danger-tape; deliniating what would later become a glowing sea of candles. A strange and beautiful image of fire on the landscape.
'the house at grey dam', has been in every sense a collaboration of many people. From the people who helped source materials, those who distributed posters and flyers, those who voiced their interest and concerns about the project to those (especially Noah, David and Karen) who will possibly suffer long term dissabilities as a result of all the heavy lifting. This collaboration became more evident when, at five o'clock, the landscape was suddenly full of activity, carrying bags of sand, lighting candles and re-arranging bags so as to fill up any open spaces in the image.
It was especially great to see people relaxing and enjoying themselves amongst the candles and just enjoying the space and the perfect evening (thank you Corinne for the most unbelievable beautiful sky). As people started to filter accross the dam, it was wonderful to see and hear their reactions to being able to see, possibly for the first time, the full image of 'the house at grey dam' glowing in the distance.
Thanks again to all those people who have supported the project in anyway. For those people who donated money, thank you so much, H4H is very gratefull (R500 was raised on the day and there have been many more donations via direct deposit, so will keep you posted). To Dave, Karen, Noah, Jen, Zak, John Davies, John Luis, mom and dad, Corinne, I really could not have done it without all your help and support. A special word of thanks to the Grahamstown Fire Dept for being on standbye on site, I hope you enjoyed the show. Thanks to all the journalists who covered the event, especially Kanina from Grocott's and Simon Capstick-Dale for taking such amazing photo's...thanks for letting me use them on this site as well as in my exhibition.Love you all and hope to get together again soon
Look out for interesting stuff around you
Tony
