During the stay at the Dqae Qare farm, the people were in the midst of building a new ‚village‘, a series of huts for which they had to gather materials, process them, and put them together.

The reed and grass were carefully picked and transported to the location.

It was then soaked in water in small bundles, to be later, except for the bottom row, placed neatly upside down in layers to form a protection from the environment.

Around the entrance there was a separate bunching of reed spun and fixed to the wood branches.  

Rope was made by gently crunching some grass fibre to separate into smaller strings, which were then patiently knotted together and rolled up in the form of a ball.

Finally the rope was pulled around the hut to keep the reed in place. There was no mosquito netting included in the structure however, so that sleeping might be a bit of an uncomfortable experience.

These new huts are meant for the people from D’Kar, for an overnight stay and an opportunity for people to get more connected. At the same time and while doing so they can get more in touch with their traditions in an environment that feels their own; a place for practising their dances and other rituals.




As Paul Oliver says:   ‚…a dwelling is more then the material from which it is made, the labour that has gone into its construction, or the time and money that may have been expended on it, the dwelling is the theatre of our lives…‘