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24. May 2015

ICORN in Cape Town!

Morning at Bo Kaap. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Morning at Bo Kaap. Photo: Fredrik Elg

In the beginning of May ICORN went to Cape Town, South Africa, to investigate and develop possibilities of future residencies in the city. 

Initiator was Michael Schmidt, consultant to the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ). Schmidt started the South Africa Cities of Refuge Project in 2012, and this May, the project invited Fredrik Elg, Parvin Ardalan and Ramy Essam from Malmö and ICORN's Elisabeth Dyvik to South Africa in order to get Johannesburg, Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Grahamstown on board. 

During their four day stay, the delegates met with relevant officials, potential partners and local activists. 

The tour was a great success, and reaffirmed the City of Cape Town’s commitment to refurbishing, donating and maintaining the Goodwood Museum as a Guest Writer’s residence. Schmidt and Elg will cement the relationship between ICORN & Malmö and the City of Cape Town with a view to seeing the first Guest Writer placed at Goodwood by early 2017. The Project was also well received by the Mayor of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Journalism, and the SA Holocaust & Genocide Foundation in particular.

The tour and the South Africa Cities of Refuge Project is a wonderful example of how dedicated individuals and local organizations help persecuted writers and artists by facilitating meetings with potential partners and future ICORN cities. Please download the pdf attached for the full report from the tour.

PDF icon Cape Town 2015 Tour Report
Gallery:
Cape Point. Photo
Cape Point
Parvin Ardalan, Fredrik Elg, Michael Schmidt and Ramy Essam. Photo: Elisabeth Dyvik
Parvin Ardalan, Fredrik Elg, Michael Schmidt and Ramy Essam. Photo: Elisabeth Dyvik
Checking out possible residency housing in Cape Town. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Checking out possible residency housing in Cape Town. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Elisabeth Dyvik and Parvin Ardalan, Bo Kaap. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Elisabeth Dyvik and Parvin Ardalan, Bo Kaap. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Elisabeth Dyvik Speaking at the Stellebosch Journalist Department. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Elisabeth Dyvik Speaking at the Stellebosch Journalist Department. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Goodwood Museum Cape Town. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Goodwood Museum Cape Town. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Metings with the Cape Town Holocaust Center. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Metings with the Cape Town Holocaust Center. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Michael Schmidt of the IAJ. Thanks to Michael for organizing the tour and for the strong dedication to our cause. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Michael Schmidt of the IAJ. Thanks to Michael for organizing the tour and for the strong dedication to our cause. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Ongx Mona at the Armchair Theatre. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Ongx Mona at the Armchair Theatre. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Parvin Ardalan and Fredrik Elg. Photo: Michael Schmidt
Parvin Ardalan and Fredrik Elg. Photo: Michael Schmidt
Parvin Ardalan and Janine Johnston, a creative force for sustainable design in Cape Town. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Parvin Ardalan and Janine Johnston, a creative force for sustainable design in Cape Town. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Parvin Ardalan and Nelson Mandela in Stellebosch. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Parvin Ardalan and Nelson Mandela in Stellebosch. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Parvin Ardalan. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Parvin Ardalan. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Ram Revolt - Ramy Essam and Hilton Schilder at the Armchair Theatre. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Ram Revolt - Ramy Essam and Hilton Schilder at the Armchair Theatre. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Ramy Essam. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Ramy Essam. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Shift Cape Town. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Shift Cape Town. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Stellebosch Mayor Conrad Sidego. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Stellebosch Mayor Conrad Sidego. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Sunset over Long Street. Photo: Fredrik Elg
Sunset over Long Street. Photo: Fredrik Elg

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