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Fuel 2015’s AfrikaBurn Excitement with a look back at our 300-page online ’12 Burn memory book!

one small seed — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:59:24 +0000

AfrikaBurn 2015 is on everyone’s minds – well at least on ours! So, we’re re-sharing a something that’ll ignite your pre-Burn excitement and leave you smiling from nostalgia. It’s our stunning online magazine that we created after the 2012 AfrikaBurn… a journal into the Karoo that gives visual and written insight into AfrikaBurn.

No picture could ever capture the essence of the magic and mystery that takes place in Tankwa Town, Karoo… But, a 300-page high-quality online magazine – packed with photos, articles and poems – can sure go a long way. We are, once again, proud to present Show Your Burn, your forever-lasting AfrikaBurn ’12 memory book. Hope to see you at AfrikaBurn The Gift 2015.

Open publication – Free publishing – More afrikaburn

Memories of AfrikaBurn… priceless. In the spirit of Burners everywhere, thank you for sharing those memories with us. Photographs, art, poetry… your stories of that unforgettable time help you and others to survive the return to ‘real life’. It’s time to keep on Gifting, whether you were there or not, either to give or to receive… it makes no difference. It’s AfrikaBurn, after all.

Important Information
All pictures in “Show Your Burn” online publication have been submitted with the purpose of being published by the creator. We thank all those who contributed via one small seed network (onesmallseed.net) and hope you enjoy indulging in the many memories of AfrikaBurn 2012. A lot of time and energy went into the creation of this, so please share with friends and give us your feedback to help us make this an annual project.

Yes, these paintings actually breathe…

one small seed — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 10:00:35 +0000

It’s really hard trying to figure out what makes Alexa Meade’s paintings literally alive! There are no telltale signs in the actual paintings, until you see how the artworks are created.

Los Angeles-based, Alexa Meade’s paintings are not only aesthetically beautiful in a traditional sense, but as you scroll down and find out how they are really made, you’ll see that they are also a clever manipulation of reality…

As you can see the paintings are not traditional at all! Meade’s brushes do not stroke normal canvases, but fall directly on her subjects – transforming 3D reality into a 2D expressionistic piece of art.

There are a lot of things in this world that we take as a complete given, but we don’t necessarily stop to take that step to think, ‘OK, well what is actually underlying all of this?’

Meade’s success story has led her to giving a TED talk and shows at London’s Saatchi Gallery and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. In 2014 she partnered up with Denim & Supply Ralph Lauren for their #ProjectWarehouse campaign where entrants stood a chance to win a trip to Meade’s studio to become her next living painting.

What do you think of Alexa Meade’s work? Comment in the box below…

We Hope You Bought it! Thumbs up Cassper Nyovest.

one small seed — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 07:33:56 +0000

Cassper Nyovest, South African recording artist and producer, released the official music video for ‘I Hope You Bought it’ from his debut album Tsholofelo in December 2014. It has, so far, received 77,008 views on Youtube and 1,238 thumbs up!

The video shows the process of airbrushing the Tsholofelo album cover, to show that:

Although many people believe Cassper Nyovest’s career was an overnight success, this is not the case. Cassper’s career was built from the ground up… (Youtube video description)

Even though some may not be so impressed:

Yoh, not a good song, but the content, the words, hayi no, you settled the score with the so called fans and haters.” (Thuto Moloi)

one small seed loves it! You got our thumbs up Cassper!

What do you think? Leave your comment in the box below…

Taylor Swift is “obsessed” with Nashville musicians’ mash-up!

one small seed — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 13:49:11 +0000

All it takes is a little Taylor Swift magic to make a music video go viral! Nashville-based musicians Louisa Wendorff and Devin Dawson’s music video has so far received 8,874,221 views on Youtube with Taylor’s help by tweeting her 50 million followers.

The tweet, saying that she is “obsessed”, was in response to the Nashville duo’s acoustic mash-up of ‘Blank Space’ and ‘Style’ from Taylor’s 1989 album.

Taylor’s influence didn’t stop there. After spending hours stalking her fans on social media she hand-picked her most loyal fans and personally wrapped ‘Swiftmas’ presents which were delivered to their doorsteps!

Enjoyed this mash-up? Check out Avi Kaplan’s cover of ‘All About that Bass’ by Meghan Trainor here.

Homophobia, sexism, greed & #instant oral: the dark truth about modern society.

one small seed — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 06:51:21 +0000

Make sure you do a double–take when you look at the illustrations by Spanish artist Luis Quiles (aka Gunsmithcat). There is a dark and shocking truth hidden behind the cartoonlike, and brightly coloured illustrations.

The messages are unapologetic and unsettling, putting modern society in the limelight for all to see! The animated characters depict scenarios that we see and feel in everyday life, including issues like homophobia, sexism, censorship, corporate greed and even child abuse.

What are your thoughts? Shocking, or just pretty pictures? Comment below…

All it takes is one small seed… AFDA Awards SA’s future entertainment industry leaders…

one small seed — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:59:42 +0000

At one small seed we believe in celebrating emerging creatives, and watching their seeds grow! This is why the 2014 AFDA Awards Ceremony in Cape Town, on the 27th November, peaked our interest.

AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance) has

‘produced some of the top film-makers and actors in South Africa today and has made a significant contribution to developing a sustainable local entertainment industry’.

But, back to the young ‘seeds’… We were really impressed with the television and film productions that were honoured, but have decided to share with you the cream of the crop! The winning third year film production was Happy Earth Co! Sit back, relax, and enjoy their 12-minute masterpiece!

Credit where credit is due:
Happy Earth Co won Best Third Year Film Award and the Critics Award, as well as:
Best Screenplay: Hylton Jandrell
Best director: Hylton Jandrell
Best Sound Designer: Joseph Vink
Best Cinematographer: Jake Levy
Best Producer: Henrik Waage Tjore

Speaking from our 9 years of experience in the industry – we offer this advice:

‘Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds’. Gordon B. Hinckley

Take a look at some of the other productions here… You can thank us later for introducing these future entertainment industry leaders to you!

Die Antwoord’s #uglyboy features: Cara Delevingne, Marilyn Manson, Flea & Dita Von Teese

one small seed — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:28:02 +0000

Die Antwoord have done it again! Their new music video for Ugly Boy features some serious names: Cara Delevingne, Marilyn Manson, Flea, Dita Von Teese, Jack Black, and Aphex. That is all… Nothing left to say!

Seeing as we are speechless… here are a few comments from youtube viewers:

Ah mah god…. I’m squeezing so hard.All these awesome people in one video. Also Yolandi, you look fucking outstanding in that dark angel getup. <3 (RainbowMcFuzzy)

This video is amazing!! So many high profile entertainers featured and not to mention they nailed their parts throughout the film! I for one have enjoyed every second of this clip. I will still love to see the every day man/woman give it their all. Focus on some “real” life people like you once did… Congratulations on making a semi breakthrough.. It takes alot of guts and persistence to pay off… Guys, you are breaking them down \o/ (Kali Onatah)

Pretty boring song, nothing special. (Fr0gg0)

Meh, not impressed.(Maggots-ate-my-pasta)

If you missed it – watch Ninja’s performance with Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp in our post STAGED SUPERSTARS: DEPP, MANSON & NINJA GO VIRAL WITH #BEAUTIFULPEOPLE.

STAGED SUPERSTARS: DEPP, MANSON & NINJA GO VIRAL WITH #BEAUTIFULPEOPLE

one small seed — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 10:08:21 +0000

Marilyn Manson, Johnny Depp and Ninja from Die Antwoord performed Manson’s ‘The Beautiful People’ song (from his 1996 album Antichrist Superstar) this Halloween at the legendary Roxy Theatre in LA.

This wasn’t a first for Depp – he has performed with Manson on and off since the 1990s. However, it was an unexpected surprise to have Ninja – who was introduced by Manson as

‘our extra special person from Africa. A wild country … with lions, tigers and bears

(nice one on the ‘country’ there, Manson. If you weren’t so smart, we’d take the piss. But we all know, that you know… there’s a shitload who wil!)

The footage, filmed by one of the fans in the crowd, has gone viral with over one million views in just two days.

Comments on YouTube vary from:

‘This is f-ing awesome’ (Daniel Börresen), to

‘3 satanic has-beens sharing the stage. How utterly boring. Jesus Christ is the Lord and Saviour!’ (TNN – Truth News Network).

Leave us what you think about this collaboration in the comment box at the bottom of the page…

FILMING DROPS OF INK IN WATER TURN INTO MIND-BLOWING ART!

one small seed — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:43:50 +0000

Watch this exquisite video of artist Garip Ay perform the art of Turkish Ebru aka ‘Paper Marbling’. And to think it started with just a few drops of ink in water…

Directed, Shot & Edited by David Turvey

LEAVE YOUR MARK!
Art of this nature always leaves room for conversation… Here’s a some of YouTube comments we’ve picked out to show you. Leave us what you think about this art form and the video in the comment box at the bottom of the page…

TheUniSquirrel1:

Oh my golly I’ve read about this art technique before, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen in actually going through the process. O_O That’s so beautiful.

Peter Schellinck:

… creativity … has … NO … limits … brilliant …

Damon Dyer:

Pretty fucking cool.. Just when you think it’s ruined or boring, he turns it around.

MightBeMyth1 month ago

This is the most relaxing thing I’ve seen, holy shit
+TheUniSquirrel , you’d love it. I need to stop tagging you in these things oops

If you have a penchant for watching awesome videos, browse our onesmallseed TV Editor’s Selection of various short films, music vids, behind the scenes, doccies and loads more!

Encounter with Grandmaster Flash

one small seed — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:03:20 +0000

Born Joseph Saddler in 1958, Grandmaster Flash is now almost 60 years old. Gracing South African soil this October, we were able to gain some insight into the science behind the man himself and how this living legend came to find his way into music history, overcoming every negative voice who told him he would never amount to anything… coining the term “beatbox,” the crossfade and the instrumental use of the turntables themselves, this man is not your average Joe. Length 03:42 (October 2012)

Encounter with Grandmaster Flash from one small seed on Vimeo.

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Location: redbull studious- Cape Town

Special thanks: rocking the daisies

Music: ‘wildstyle’
‘the message’
‘new york, new york’
Grandmaster flash and the furious five

Produced by: one small seed productions

Shot: john norman

Edited: loyiso mzamane