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Osnabrück - South Africa
Arte Mobile: "No Condition is permanent"
The common artistic design of a lorry by the south-African artist Xolile Mtakatya and the German artist Elisabeth Lumme have been the centre of an art project in Osnabrück, part of the second African film- and culture festivals in Osnabrück as well as a contribution to the international mural project on Agenda 21.
In Osnabrück, the artists did not create a mural on a house wall, but on a lorry from the logistic enterprise Hellmann. The lorry now is used for normal transport purposes as a mobile object of art. The idea and concept of the 'mural' the artist developed during a short time at the beginning of the three weeks lasting working process. Agenda 21 means to find on local level solutions for global problems and interests. The artists wanted to meet this theme by integrating their different artistic and cultural ways of work together in one artwork. First, they discussed their different conceptions of motives and styles. Little by little, they discovered things in common as well as differences, leaving to a common sketch for the mural. So they avoided to divide the painting into an 'African' and a 'European' part.
On the other side, a composition with bright colours in yellow, red and orange has been created, showing different technical means symbolising movement.
On the front sides of the lorry, Xolile Mtakatya painted motives from his home in South Africa as well as Ndebele motives.
Xolile Mtakatya works in differant community projekts with young people in Khayelitsha / Capetown. Now he is preparing a mural project there. Supporters:Sponsorship: 'Bingo-Lottery' for Environment and Development Niedersachsen, Ministry of Justice and European affairs, Section development politics Foundation 'Leben und Umwelt' (life and environment) Multi Project Fonds of the EU ABP (= Commission of political development education and journalism)
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