Gouzou in Zululand
Street art Project
SoUth AFrica – Botswana
14.03.2013 – 01.04.2013
Gouzou in Zululand
GOUZOU ??? WAZZAT??? A new car? A sport brand ? Not at all!!!
Gouzou is a little creature who can be seen all over Reunion
Island and in many other exotic places. Gouzou is a globetrotter, so you can spot him in Madagascar…..
It was Gouzou’s 20th birthday last year! Now he’s big enough to
conquer the Zulu Kingdom!
Gouzou’s creator, Jace, was born in Le Havre and came to
Reunion Island in the 1980s. It is Jace’s passion for drawing
and his dream of an underground lifestyle that prompted
him to specialize in graffiti art. The idea of Gouzou began
when Jace first started his university studies. It wasn’t easy
to impose Gouzou onto the street art scene, a purist
movement, strongly influenced by rap and hip-hop…
This unusual character has nevertheless managed to make a
name for himself in the visual arts community. He has also
successfully adapted to all the different cultures that he has
encountered during his travels. Jace has captivated the
planet with Gouzou and has exhibited in many countries
around the world.
Gouzou’s next adventure takes him to South Africa and
Botswana where he hopes to meet many new people!
Why does the Gouzou want
to come to South Africa?
The Gouzou will be travelling all over South Africa and Gaborone together with a real durbanite
photographer so he’ll have a lot of nice pictures of his trip.
He’s very keen to meet people and share his experiences with them. Also, he wants to learn about
the African culture and wants to become one of them, at least for few weeks…
His dad, Jace, will tell people the story of the little character and help them to create their own one
through workshops and conferences.
After decorating all the walls of South Africa and Gaborone, Gouzou and Jace will go back to
Reunion Island and publish a travel journal to show people how amazing these countries are!
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Main objectives
To develop exchanges around visual arts between South Africa and Reunion, collaborating with
the South African photographer Nthombenhle Mbongwe from the KZNSA Durban Centre for
Photography (KZNSA DCP)
To use a typical character from Reunion (Gouzou) to highlight cooperation between Durban
and Reunion
Sharing street art experience
Organize workshops to teach and share with the youth
Produce a “journey diary” on Jace’s residence supported by le FRAC and find distribution
outlets in Reunion Island and South Africa
Capture the attention of the media around the various collaborations between South Africa
and Reunion
Set up an exhibition and invite the South African photographer to Reunion Island during the
South African season in France
Programme in Durban
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Creation of a mural in a cultural centre in KwaMashu township with the youth of the area
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Painting by local graffiti artists at Durban Skate Park
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Workshop on recycled materials with Students from art schools in Durban and Restoration by
organising a temporary exhibition at the Franco-Fête in Durban on 21st March
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Staging of a performance at the Franco-Fête
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Paintings on sails
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Meeting with local galleries ( KZNSA, The Collective, Artspace) with the view to future
collaborations
Various conferences, workshops, performances and appearances will also be arranged by
Alliance Française in Cape Town; Gaborone and Johannesburg.
Gouzou’s agenda
Thursday 14 /03
Friday 15/03
Saturday 16/03
Arrival at Durban
Residency & workshops in
Durban
Residency & workshops in
Durban
Sunday 17/03
Monday 18/03
Tuesday 19/03
Residency & workshops in
Durban
Residency & workshops in
Durban
Residency & workshops in
Durban
Wednesday 20/03
Thursday21/03
Friday 22/03
Residency & workshops in
Durban
Residency & workshops in
Durban
Departure for Cape Town
Saturday 23/03
Sunday 24/03
Monday 25/03
Residency & workshops in
Cape Town
Residency & workshops in
Cape Town
Residency & workshops in
Cape Town
Tuesday 26/03
Wednesday 27/03
Thursday 28/03
Departure for Gaborone
Residency & workshops in
Gaborone
Residency & workshops in
Gaborone
Friday 29/03
Saturday 30/03
Sunday 31/03
Monday 1/04
Departure for
Johannesburg
Residency & workshops in
Johannesburg
Residency & workshops in
Johannesburg –
Departure on 2nd April for
Reunion Island
Gouzou’s style
LINKS
http://gouzou.net/
http://www.bangkokpost.com/arts-and-culture/art/332139/french-connection-for-graffiti-face-off
http://www.bloodyloud.com/street-art-gouzou-jace/
http://www.littlescratchgallery.co.uk/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&cate
gory_id=7&Itemid=20&lang=en
http://www.pyecka.com/en/show/jace-re
http://www.streetlove.fr/artiste/gouzou.html
http://www.graffitisouthafrica.com/graffiti-africa-gallery/categories/_artist-jace-reunion/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfFN8BFtZGk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHRoqmqmhT8
PRESS
Gouzou in Zululand is
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And supported by