Karoo Country

Easton, Kai

Abstract

A short documentary /travelogue set to music by Abdullah Ibrahim and in dialogue with J. M. Coetzee's fictionalised autobiographical trilogy, Scenes from Provincial Life. The images were taken during my travels in the Western Cape in 2012, when Prince Albert was celebrating its 250th anniversary: Coetzee's ancestor Zacharias de Beer is singled out in local histories as one of the town's founders. Scenes include the farm Maraisdal, where Coetzee completed his first novel, Dusklands, and the outskirts of Voelfontein, the family farm referred to in Boyhood and Summertime.

Citation

Easton, K. (2014). Karoo Country. [Documentary]. 3 November 2014 - 28 November 2014. (Unpublished)

• Exhibition Performance Type: Exhibition
• Conference Name: Traverses: J. M. Coetzee in the World
• Start Date: Nov 3, 2014
• End Date: Nov 28, 2014
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Dec 3, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 2, 2114
• Keywords: J. M. Coetzee, Karoo Country, Scenes from Provincial Life, Adelaide, Traverses Exhibition, Abdullah Ibrahim, Water from an Ancient Well, Prince Albert, Voelfontein, Maraisdal, Archives
• Related Public URLs: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/jmcoetzeecentre/events/list/2014/11/traverses-jm-coetzee-in-the-world
• Additional Information: Event Title : Traverses: J. M. Coetzee in the World; Additional Information : Exhibition, Traverses: J. M. Coetzee in the World, curated by Jennifer Rutherford, Hawke Research Institute, Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, University of South Australia, 3-28 November 2014 with the J. M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice, University of Adelaide, the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas and other sponsors. In addition to the curated archives from the Harry Ransom Center, the exhibition included artworks by Sharon Zwi, Berlinde de Bruyckere and Lisa Harms.; References : See also Jennifer Rutherford's introduction, 'Uncertain States', in her exhibition catalogue for Traverses: J. M. Coetzee in the World. Stills illustrating the catalogue include, 'Maraisdal' and 'Prince Albert' by Kai Easton See the review by Shannon Burns, 'Coetzee Colloquium' in the Australian Book Review, December 2014. https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/about/126-december-2014-no-367/2263-coetzee-colloquium?tmpl=component&print=1 "Traverses: J. M Coetzee in the World," directed by Professor Jennifer Rutherford, Director of The J. M. Coetzee Center for Creative Practice, University of Adelaide, Australia, 2017. https://apps.apple.com/bm/app/traverses/id1265691203; Number of Pieces : 1
• External URL: https://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/UniSA-exhibition-brings-to-life-archival-treasures-of-JMCoetzee/