A special highlight during Michael Hoppe’s project trip in Namibia was meeting his friends, the artist Frank Rosenzweig and his wife Valerie Mouton-Rosenzweig, born in Namibia, from Buxtehude. They led the second part of the art project „All Kids One World“ in our project in Gobabis by:
To inspire understanding and peace are two important components of the global art project Many Children – One World . Both transformed the steps project in Gobabis with her team for three days in a creative workshop. Rosenzweig world peace flag, its multicultural children portraits, the motto Many Children – One World , speaking in the languages of the world of children and live chat between cultures form the basis of this extraordinary art project.
For the current action, the artist couple visited with Eva Keretic, singer-songwriter from New York City, and assistants a Hamburg School and then steps for children in Gobabis. The different cultural and material life of the children brought exciting challenges. But they have also shown it clear: Children have an incredible amount of creative potential, regardless of race and socio-cultural environment.
Videos and photos that have arisen in both places are exchanged among the schools and prepare children for a common live video chat between Hamburg and Gobabis. Frank Rosenzweig is exhibiting in 2017 in the main building of the UN in New York. The material created in Gobabis is also included in this exhibition.
Michael Hoppe describes the experience this way:
„To experience the enthusiasm of the children, who had never held a canvas or brush and paint in their hands, and then to see the wonderful result, warmed my heart, just like the great songs.“
You will be enchanted by the resulting film!
