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the bitter almond hedge
outdoor video installation
in 1652, dutch pioneer jan van riebeeck stepped ashore at the cape of good hope, the southernmost tip of africa. on behalf of the dutch east india company his first object was to establish a victualling station for the dutch spice ships on their lengthy voyages between europe and india. gardens were created, cattle bred and slaves imported to do the hard work. in 1660 van riebeeck planted an impenetrably dense hedge several kilometres in length from bitter almond and hawthorn, to protect the colony against the "heathens and wild animals of africa." the last traces of this hedge still exist today at kirstenbosch, the botanical garden of cape town.
quicktime film:
the bitter almond hedge, 8:20 min, 22mb
exhibited:
2004 zoll/douane hamburg
2005 laden für nichts leipzig
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setting during the exhibition »zoll/douane«
(24.9. to 17.10.2004) at the old innercity customs-border in hamburg. two persons can sit on the bench and take on headphones.
video images from germany, china, italy and south-africa
spoken words from the historical journal of jan van riebeeck
sound collage on the basis of a text to midi transmission
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