Eduplation

My contribution for the print exchange is called: EDUPLATION

I have taken education documents [papers such as; student projects, exams, tests, notes, mark-sheets etc.] which have been collected over a number of years through my teaching and learning at Cape Technicon/Cape Peninsular University of Technology.

The paper has been made into a knit-able yarn by;

·         stitching sheets together on a sewing machine

·         tearing long lengths from these sheets of stitched paper

·         binding the lengths of yarn into balls.

On the District 6 site I found some wood from which I made knitting needles. With these needles and the education-document-yarn I have knitted 60 000 stitches, into 50 [+5] pieces [297mm by 420mm].

The Cape Technicon, now Cape Peninsular University of Technology, city campus has been built on the District 6 site and continues to gradually expand over the area. These expansions have ruffled feathers within the community and there have been some outcries about the increase of the campus.

Eduplaction was performed as a once-off performance earlier this year as a First Thursday event at David Krut Pojects, Jan Smuts Avenue in Johannesburg.  http://davidkrutprojects.com/41094/eduplation-a-one-off-performance-by-mark-rautenbach [7 July 2016].

The performance invited the viewer to participate by sitting with the matter and asks the question; does institutionalised education continue to displace people?