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<h1>Raea</h1>
<h2>They/Them</h2>
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I am a <em>Digital Entity</em>, which involves: creating digital
spaces - like this website - and creating other forms of
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I spend most of my time
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Some are dedicated to the World of 'UkuThintana'.
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<h1>Elliot Jaudz Oliver</h1>
<h2>They/He/Fae</h2>
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<i>Elliot</i> is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in
Joburg, South Africa. Originally from Zimbabwe, he studied for a
bunch of different degrees at Rhodes University (UCKAR), all in an
attempt to avoid having to make any adult decisions. Whilst there,
they also ran the university's only queer / LGBTQIAP++ society; won
four consecutive years of the apocalyptic LARP 'Humans Vs Zombies';
and narrated audiobooks for the South African Library for the Blind.
They were selected for the Mandela-Rhodes Foundation 'Leadership in
Africa' scholarship programme, and consulted for the United Nations
on gender inequality in South Africa's informal sector.
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Since leaving UCKAR, <i>Elliot</i> has worked with GALA Queer
Archive (SA), Clockwork Books (SA), AMAZWI National Literary Museum
(SA), and Clearfork Publishing (USA) to produce illustrations and
children's books in many different indigenous languages, in order to
promote inclusivity, especially for LGBTQIAP++ communities and
marginalised racial groups. They've illustrated for AOSIS-accredited
journals, environmental sustainability organisations, comics and
graphic novels, brands, and tattoo artists.
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These days, <i>Elliot</i> can be found selling original artworks,
unique upcycled fashion, and prints at markets around Joburg;
growing herbs and veggies in faer garden; reading solarpunk books or
watching animated shows; and most often cuddling with their cat.
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<h1>TheBlazingNeptune</h1>
<h2>He/Him</h2>
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I'm an ambitious lil man. I chase competitive stimulation in the
form of virtual activities. Climbing the ranks to prove myself
worthy of glory in the digital sphere. All that is to say I play FPS
games.
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I'm a self learnt artist learning animation. It'll take sometime
before I'm at the level I need to be but the journey so far has been
gratifying.
<a href="https://linktr.ee/theblazingneptune"
>You'll find the bulk of my work here</a
>. I love all forms of performing arts so expect to see me making
things I think are cool in the future!
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<h1>uMabhengwane</h1>
<h2>Any/All</h2>
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<p>My name is Cullen Mackenzie.</p>
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I am the youngest of a big family and I grew up listening to stories
and telling stories. I grew up multi-lingual. I grew up in a
household where different languages and different stories were told
in different ways, so I've always privileged difference and
storytelling.
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I have a Classical Education: Latin, Greek, History, Art,
Architecture. But I also have experience as a Teacher, Translator,
Editor, Writer and recently a Consultant on Cultural and Historical
aspects of Translation.
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This Project, 'The Contact Collective' is part of a series of things
that are like magic: they are wishes that turn into reality. They
are proof to me that there is some way that we can influence reality
around us to make life better and to create cool shit. Because the
rest of the Universe might be decaying around us but at least we can
make beautiful things.
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