{"id":2621,"date":"2025-11-06T11:09:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/?page_id=2621"},"modified":"2025-11-14T15:00:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T13:00:58","slug":"25-zaza-germond","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/25-zaza-germond\/","title":{"rendered":"25 ZAZA GERMOND"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2621\" data-postid=\"2621\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2621 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div   data-css_id=\"tb_2die532\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row fullcover fullwidth_row_container tb_2die532 tb_first clearfix\">\n\t    <div class=\"tf_abs builder_row_cover\"><\/div>\t    <div class=\"tf_hide row-slider tb_slider\" data-bgmode=\"fullcover\" data-sliderspeed=\"2000\">\n\t        <ul class=\"tf_abs row-slider-slides clearfix\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t<li 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src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zaza-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2650\" title=\"zaza\" alt=\"zaza\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zaza-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zaza-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col2-1 last tb_ppio728 tf_box\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pkqn728   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h4><b>We Are Watching<\/b><\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_i9ol728  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>by Zaza Germond<br \/><br \/>I have lived in Makhanda since I was a small child.\u00a0 Since that time I have watched the infrastructure of this town decay around me as I have grown. Personal gain continues to be prioritised over public good. In the need to rationalise this reality around us, I have created a folklore to explain away why things are being destroyed by negligence:<br \/><br \/><i>\u201cThe algorats did it\u201d, cried the sub-warden.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The creatures are both physical and digital.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Ghostly visions of an imagined future.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Digital apparitions that walk this earth influencing the reality around them.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>In the decay of infrastructure, creatures have been consuming and populating using digital technology. After consuming outdated technology, they pursue the technology that is still in use. CAT security is trying to contain the creatures that are consuming this technology.<\/p>\n<p>These creatures include the algorats. Algorats show how decay can happen if infrastructure is not properly managed. The chewing and scuttle in the background that builds into a crescendo as the problems within one&#8217;s environment grow into something near impossible to contain or fix. The infrastructure around us is changing for the worse, and neglect is leading to outcomes that no longer have positives. Technology keeps evolving. Through these changes, we have e-waste, which is technology that no longer has a purpose and is outdated. The creatures are getting revenge on the propagators of their e-waste origins.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-css_id=\"tb_k332693\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row tb_k332693 clearfix\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tf_box tf_w tf_rel\" >\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_fpkb693 tf_box\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module gallery -->\n<div  class=\"module gallery module-gallery tb_k1xj694 layout-grid  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"module-gallery-grid gallery-columns-4 tf_clear\">\n\t\t\t<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t<a data-title=\"\" title=\"\" 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GERMOND\"><\/a>\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t<a data-title=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025_Grad-Show_Exam-119.jpg\" data-rel=\"tb_k1xj694\" class=\"themify_lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025_Grad-Show_Exam-119-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2728\" title=\"25 ZAZA GERMOND\" alt=\"25 ZAZA GERMOND\"><\/a>\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n\t\t<\/dl>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module gallery -->\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div   data-css_id=\"tb_888n316\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row tb_888n316 clearfix\">\n\t    \t    <div 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Personal gain continues to be prioritised over public good. In the need to rationalise this reality around us, I have [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2621","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/titleZ.png\" title=\"titleZ\" alt=\"titleZ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/titleZ.png 650w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/titleZ-300x92.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zaza-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"zaza\" alt=\"zaza\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zaza-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zaza-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n<h4><b>We Are Watching<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>by Zaza Germond<br \/><br \/>I have lived in Makhanda since I was a small child.\u00a0 Since that time I have watched the infrastructure of this town decay around me as I have grown. Personal gain continues to be prioritised over public good. In the need to rationalise this reality around us, I have created a folklore to explain away why things are being destroyed by negligence:<br \/><br \/><i>\u201cThe algorats did it\u201d, cried the sub-warden.\u00a0<\/i><\/p> <p><i>The creatures are both physical and digital.<\/i><\/p> <p><i>Ghostly visions of an imagined future.\u00a0<\/i><\/p> <p><i>Digital apparitions that walk this earth influencing the reality around them.<\/i><\/p> <p>In the decay of infrastructure, creatures have been consuming and populating using digital technology. After consuming outdated technology, they pursue the technology that is still in use. CAT security is trying to contain the creatures that are consuming this technology.<\/p> <p>These creatures include the algorats. Algorats show how decay can happen if infrastructure is not properly managed. The chewing and scuttle in the background that builds into a crescendo as the problems within one's environment grow into something near impossible to contain or fix. The infrastructure around us is changing for the worse, and neglect is leading to outcomes that no longer have positives. Technology keeps evolving. Through these changes, we have e-waste, which is technology that no longer has a purpose and is outdated. The creatures are getting revenge on the propagators of their e-waste origins.<\/p>\n[gallery ids=\"2730,2717,2718,2729,2720,2727,2721,2731,2722,2723,2724,2725,2726,2728\"]\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/#art\"><strong>RETURN TO EXHIBITIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2914,"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2621\/revisions\/2914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodesfineart.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}