“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun” KING SOLOMON A QUAGMIRE The saying is that there is nothing new under the sun; and that therefore in one way or another, similar …
MUSICAL SPACES FOR UGANDAN ARTISTS I FOUND IN 2023
As an artist and creative, one of the ways I felt so starved of inspiration at a point towards the end of 2022, was because of the unfortunate fact that I hadn’t put in enough time and effort, or deliberate intention to be around other artists and creatives. I remember the moment it hit; and …
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EMILY, THE RENAISSANCE CREATIVE
The word Renaissance denotes a revival of, or renewed interest in something. We know of the redefining Renaissance period in Europe with the revival of art and literature under the influences of the classical models of the 14th to 16th Century. While that word renaissance would usually be used to refer to a time in …
A PRISON WORLD: CREATIVITY AND SENSITIVITY
“What am I in the eyes of most people — a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person — somebody who has no position in society and will never have; in short, the lowest of the low. All right, then — even if that were absolutely true, then I should one day like to …
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SO, HERE’S THE TRUTH
"The truth is lived before it is understood. It must be fought for, tested, and appropriated. Truth is the way... Anyone will easily understand it if he just gives himself to it." SOREN KIERKEGAARD For so long, I have told myself and preached this gospel; my art was good enough for me and that’s all …
THE GANZFELD AND MY BIG NOSE
"-unless I am myself, I am nobody" VIRGINIA WOOLF There is such a thing as the Ganzfeld effect. Ganzfeld is a German world that means “complete field.” It is a perceptual deprivation that is caused by exposure to an unstructured, uniform stimulation field. Usually, the result of this exposure is “seeing black”- an apparent sense of …
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