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FEEL - Queer Street Artist

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Artist 

What name/s are you using at the moment?
-it used to be SIN864, then :drunk:, and now it’s FEEL

Street art’s inherently a controversial topic because of the legality issue - what’s your personal take on it?
-i’m on my own program so i don’t care if it’s legal or not. I like to draw and design beyond paper and walls just happen to be there for me to color on.

How do you walk the line between anonymity and fame when you’re a street artist?
-i dont care about fame. i’m just get...


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Jane Cassell & the Yellow Dog

Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009, In : Artist 

Where did the yellow dog come from?
I have been painting the yellow dog for 20 years. I associate the dog with intense pleasure. The dog has always been a vision. There has never been a flesh and fur dog. I consider myself lucky to be open to the dog and to seeing things that others may not see. The first time I saw the yellow dog was during sex. I had a lover who was highly sexually talented. My bedroom was in a renovated attic; all angles and crannies. It was a tiny room with just enough spa...


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The World Unseen

Posted by ulla on Friday, February 27, 2009, In : Film 
Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, The World Unseen is described as, "A moving and passionate love story set against a backdrop of 1950’s apartheid". Magically penned by Shamim Sarif and brought to life by her life partner and producer, Hanan Kattan, The World Unseen is a human drama inspired by the stories of Sarif’s grandmother’s life.

The World Unseen features free-spirited Amina (Sheetal Sheth, who has broken all the rules of her own conventional Indian community, ...


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Got something subcultural (heh!) to share?  Use the contact page and let me know - if it's interesting, your interview might just appear here and on a website or two that I write for. 

Most interviews here appeared on queerlife.co.za with the exception of The World Unseen, which was commissioned by mambagirl.com.  Some interviews have been republished on cherrygrrl.com

All interviews from the March 29th one onwards are up for grabs - use the contact form to liaise.

Great news, my interview with The World Unseen people was the cover story of the South African Big Issue March 6 2009.