Alien Invasion [or] burning people is as South African as braaivleis
An in(tro)duction video for the alien visitor to South Africa. This satirical video art piece by Nadine Hutton utilizes aspects of horror reflecting human nature not just to fear the unknown, but to assume the worst from superstition and prejudice specifically in relation to alien invasions. Aliens, foreigners, immigrants, and people who look or speak differently: The Other. Zombies - the mob, mindless automatons left with one desire - consume...consume... consume.
Join us at the AVA in Church Street on Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 11am for Terry Kurgan and Alex Dodd’s highly visual presentation Checking in to Hotel Yeoville. It begins by looking at contemporary South African representations of alienation (including Rian Malan’s essay collection, Resident Alien, and Neil Blomkamp’s science fiction blockbuster film, District 9); reflect on the making of Hotel Yeoville as a collaboration with a hybrid mix of professionals from across the African continent and the globe; and conclude with a quest that seeks to “establish bonds of care across boundaries”.
