Marisa Fick-Jordan: The wonders of Zulu wire art

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:12
The decorative use of wire in southern Africa
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ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื”ื“ืงื•ืจื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื‘ื—ื•ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื”ื“ืจื•ืžื™ืช
00:15
dates back hundreds of years.
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ืžื’ื™ืข ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ื•ืจื”.
00:17
But modernization actually brought communication
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ื–ืฆื™ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ื”ื‘ื™ืื” ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช
00:20
and a whole new material, in the form of telephone wire.
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ื•ืžื“ื™ื•ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืฆื•ืจืช ื—ื•ื˜ื™ ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ.
00:24
Rural to urban migration meant that newfound industrial materials
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ื”ื ื“ื™ื“ื” ืžื”ื›ืคืจ ืœืขื™ืจ ื’ืจืžื” ืœื”ื—ืœืคื” ืฉืœ
00:29
started to replace hard-to-come-by natural grasses.
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ื“ืฉื ืฉืงืฉื” ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื‘ื—ืœื•ืคื•ืช ืชืขืฉื™ืชื™ื•ืช.
00:33
So, here you can see the change
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ืื–, ื›ืืŸ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™
00:35
from use -- starting to use contemporary materials.
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ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ -- ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ืขื›ืฉื•ื™ื™ื.
00:37
These pieces date back from the '40s to the late '50s.
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ืืœื” ืžืชื•ืืจื›ื™ื ืžืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืืจื‘ืขื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื”ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ื ื”ืžืื•ื—ืจื•ืช.
00:42
In the '90s, my interest and passion for transitional art forms
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ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืชืฉืขื™ื, ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ื”ืชืฉื•ืงื” ืฉืœื™ ืœืฆื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื•ืžื ื•ืช ืžืขื‘ืจ
00:46
led me to a new form,
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ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœืฆื•ืจื” ื—ื“ืฉื”,
00:48
which came from a squatter camp outside Durban.
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ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืžืžื—ื ื” ืจื•ื›ื ื™ื ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื“ื•ืจื‘ืŸ.
00:50
And I got the opportunity to start working with this community
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ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื•
00:54
at that point, and started developing, really,
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ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื ืงื•ื“ื”, ื•ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืชืคืชื—, ื‘ืขืฆื,
00:57
and mentoring them in terms of scale, in terms of the design.
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ื•ื—ื ื›ืชื™ ืื•ืชื ื‘ืžื•ื ื—ื™ื ืฉืœ ื’ื•ื“ืœ, ื•ื‘ืžื•ื ื—ื™ื ืฉืœ ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘.
01:03
And the project soon grew from five to 50 weavers in about a year.
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ื•ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื’ื“ืœ ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ืžื—ืžืฉ ืœ50 ืื•ืจื’ื•ืช ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืฉื ื” ืื—ืช.
01:07
Soon we had outgrown the scrap yards, what they could provide,
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ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ื’ื“ืœื ื• ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืžืงื•ื ืฉื™ื›ืœื• ืœืกืคืง ื”ืžื–ื‘ืœื•ืช, ืžื” ืฉื”ื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืกืคืง,
01:11
so we coerced a wire manufacturer to help us,
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ืื– ืฉื™ื“ืœื ื• ื™ืฆืจืŸ ื—ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื ื•,
01:14
and not only to supply the materials on bobbins,
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ื•ืœื ืจืง ืœืกืคืง ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืžืจ ืขืœ ืกืœื™ืœื™ื
01:17
but to produce to our color specifications.
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ืืœื” ื’ื ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ืœืคื™ ืžืคืจื˜ ื”ืฆื‘ืข ืฉืœื ื•.
01:20
At the same time, I was thinking, well,
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ, ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, ืื–,
01:22
there's lots of possibility here to produce contemporary products,
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ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื›ืืŸ ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ืขื›ืฉื•ื™ื™ื,
01:26
away from the ethnic, a little bit more contemporary.
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ื”ืจื—ืง ืžื”ืืชื ื™ื•ืช, ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื›ืฉื•ื™.
01:30
So I developed a whole range around -- mass-produced range --
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ืื– ืคื™ืชื—ืชื™ ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื—ื“ืฉ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืžื•ืฆืจื™ ื‘ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ืžื•ื ื™,
01:33
that obviously fitted into a much higher-end decor market
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ืฉื”ืชืื™ืžื• ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืœืฉื•ืง ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
01:37
that could be exported and also service our local market.
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื™ื•ืฆื ื•ื’ื ืœืกืคืง ืืช ื”ืฉื•ืง ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™.
01:41
We started experimenting, as you can see, in terms of shapes,
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ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื ืกื™ื•ื ื™, ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช, ื‘ืฆื•ืจื•ืช,
01:45
forms. The scale became very important,
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ื•ื”ื’ื•ื“ืœ ื”ืคืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžืื•ื“,
01:49
and it's become our pet project. It's successful,
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ืคืš ืœืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื”ืžื—ืžื“ ืฉืœื ื•. ื–ื” ืžืฆืœื™ื—,
01:53
it's been running for 12 years. And we supply the Conran shops,
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ื–ื” ืจืฅ ื›ื‘ืจ 12 ืฉื ื™ื, ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืกืคืงื™ื ืœื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืงื•ื ืจืŸ,
01:57
and Donna Karan, and so it's kind of great.
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ื•ื“ื•ื ื” ืงืืจืŸ, ืื– ื–ื” ื“ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
02:00
This is our group, our main group of weavers.
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ื–ื• ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœื ื•, ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ืจื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
02:03
They come on a weekly basis to Durban.
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ื”ืŸ ืžื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืขืœ ื‘ืกื™ืก ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ ืœื“ื•ืจื‘ืŸ.
02:05
They all have bank accounts.
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ืœื›ื•ืœืŸ ื™ืฉ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื‘ื ืง.
02:07
They've all moved back to the rural area where they came from.
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ื”ืŸ ื›ื•ืœืŸ ื—ื–ืจื• ืœืื–ื•ืจ ื”ื›ืคืจื™ ืžืžื ื• ื‘ืื•.
02:09
It's a weekly turnaround of production.
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ื–ื” ืกื‘ื‘ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ ืฉืœ ืคืจื•ื“ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช.
02:11
This is the community that I originally showed you the slide of.
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ื–ื• ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉื”ืจืืชื™ ืœื›ื ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœื” ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื”.
02:15
And that's also modernized today,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ืช ื”ื™ื•ื,
02:17
and it's supporting work for 300 weavers.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืžืกืคืงืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœ300 ืื•ืจื’ื•ืช.
02:21
And the rest says it all.
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ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื•ืžืจ ืืช ื”ื›ืœ.
02:24
Thank you very much.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื.
02:25
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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