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Dear Readers,

Many moments right here in NOLA, New Orleans Luisiana, are really amazing surreal. Like the moment, Simon, Michele and Klaas were picking me up from the airport. The 10×10->11 roady mobile home pulled up on the parkway and I made it into America. That was not easy after the intense border control I was obliged to.
The mobile home is a dream to have on tour. We went straight to drink something in the Bacchanal were they have all nights live music, like in many more places. Surreal due to the fact that there is “only” 350.000 inhabitants and such a lively musicians scene. In bacchanal, we met already Aurora Nealand, Simon Lot, Benjamin, Jonathan all into music and the musicians scene we’re looking for.

Our vision with 10×10->11 is, trying to use everyday another piece of waste and upcycle it into a musical instrument. Next to that we invited all musicians that would be interested to give it a try with us and our new instruments., The story of the waste is important and the fact that we take all day to have a look at it and try to convert it into something that sounds pretty. And all of this will be documented. Klaas is the soundman for the movie and he’s fully dressed for the job all the day. If you want check out
these videos, thanks to Carolyn Heneghan.
With Aurora Nealand:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=IduTNU241V0
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmH8B8It_9w
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSuAKsL2xPQ
With Jeff Albert and Justin Peake:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=v50f20M-6MI
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnkLwPdOKA
With James Singleton:

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6fsFFQpkbk

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ahjncleyf0

Continue reading ‘freshimpress from New Orleans >> 10×10->11 >> zeitgeist’

Dear Family, Friends and Readers,

new stories from the upcoming world-power candidate or the peoples republic as you want. The story starts immediately at the airport where I found myself with 2 new experiences. First of all the Customs officer has a new machine in front of his desk. During the Passport check the machine starts to blink and asks you the question, “are you satisfied with this service?” 4 buttons I was offered to push during the check and since I hardly had to wait in front of the desk, my choice was sincere and I pressed the outer right button saying: I’m satisfied. Continue reading ‘Third Freshimpress number 1 >> 2008 Beijing’

In my secondimpress 2 , the workshop sustainable design, the nightwatcher does got a friendly face, new FEbike and turtles dance!
So sometimes I think it is quite hopeless what I am doing… A sustainable / recycling workshop in the country where resources are utmost exploited. Whereas traditional chinese production has to do with sustainability in its purest form, recent wealth and economy-growth are known to be the reasons, as far as we see. I’m told that not even 20 years ago china was everywhere much much cleaner. But now even in the remote places, waste is being dumped basicly everywhere. So when I started my workshop in order to make awareness of the resources we throw away in our daily lifes, many “new” resources for our course where already available in close sight. And actually I started to make some paper to cardboard in different shapes. Also local industries are contacted to enrich our workshop. Many mis-printed KFC packaging is now being re-designed by fifteen very motivated students. I try to give you an impression of the first results. I hope the photos explain themselfs. (anyway I post a seperate article on the workshop once everything is done) Continue reading ‘secondfreshimpress 2 > beijing > workshop recycling’

(PR of China in the sign of the olympics, Herzog and DeMeuron have made the “real” olympic mascotte)

dear family and friends,

a little earlier then last year the first freshimpress (part 2) of the peoples republic is being continued. Remember: my impressions and experiences in a country sofar from what I would call home…
This time: the new nightwatcher. Workshop where students start to recycle (again), carrefourcounters… how much mooncookies can one buy? Continue reading ‘second freshimpress 1 > beijing > workshop recycling’

Welcome (back) to the “fresh impress of the peoples republic”

Dear Familiy and FRIENDS,

this time:
the cabdriver who calls a friend,
the hidden three georges damm,
Shanghai’s (only?) solarpowered infopanel,
and pechakucha in beijing.

Arriving in chongqing, confusion was immediately on board of the bus. Some people exiting others stayed put..
where we at the right bus-station? 17 h o’clock.. we heard the boat was leaving at maybe 18h so we didn’t have much transfer time. Continue reading ‘sixth fresh impress of the peoples republic’

this time in the freshimpress:

leaving CAFA for a travel to Chengdu (Sichuan, central china)
bus, train, cab and riksja travelling
Mount emei , mushrooms
& the recycled mob

This time no pictures in the mail, forgot the connectorcable. Also my mobile phone rests in beijing so it’ll be a read-only- fresh impress.

Continue reading ‘fifth fresh impress of the peoples republic’

Dear Familiy and FRIENDS,

In order to stick with the topic first. My superbicycle, the one I won the second price with last week, has obtained the criteria to be exposed to a high level of maintainance skills.
To say it short… The chain broke! on my drive yesterday, in the last curve arriving late at my meeting, I heard something.

Continue reading ‘fourth fresh impress of the peoples republic’

Dear Familiy and FRIENDS,
Late BRAKING news. Kaspar just won the 2 price in the slow bicycling contest. Aim is to bike as slow as posiible … as long as possible without crossing the lines of the runningcourd. The excitement was in the air as the selection of racers where moving their bicycles to the start. And within 1 minute or so the first bicyclist disturbed her balance and she had to give up her performance.

So after winning a first selection round, price one little tetrabrick full of milk from the taiwanese sponsor, I thought that was the whole contest till the moment I got a phonecall late in the night. That next day I should prepare for the final CUP ! And yes. The number 1 Yitzel the boy with the ferrari-baseballcap won the first price: 5 liters of milk.

Next day though we decided to have breakfast together, cause I won a package the nestle frosties. Chinese version. Slowly i’m really showing that I can hold up to the chinese tempo!

Though i had to bring th ebike twice to the bicycle repair shop., crank so pedal was loose, and sattle came down,
my super bicycle is still an object of adoration, as you can see when my kazachstanian coach is showing of with it!

Next time some more serious matters. I keep it short this time. also the photo’s of the disk are difficult to interpret. I’ll try to fix that for the next fresh impression. Thank you for the reactions, makes me feel making anotherone next week.

Dear Familiy and FRIENDS,

oh it took me a little longer to write the second impression on my stay in Beijing.
troubled by a computer that doesn’t understand mandarin.
It also catched a cold just like me…
The cold design of the CAFA (Central Academy of Fine Arts) building reflects itself also in the temperature. Continue reading ‘second fresh impress of the peoples republic’

It is time to write about the first impressions of Beijing before it’ll be the second.
INDEED it is very impressive and I would like to share a couple of experiences.
like the fact that I arrived quiet easily to the second best fine art school of beijing
where my friend and proffesor Ming Leung has his office. Continue reading ‘first freshimpress from the peoples republic’