THE MYTH OF ELDORADOTHE CROCODILE AS A MYTHICAL CREATUREBefore you read this blog, be welcome to read the following blogs first:* The Myth of El Dorado – Introduction* The Myth of El Dorado – In search of another gold A Surinamese CaimanA little over 40 years ago, we came to Read more…
THE MYTH OF EL DORADOTHE JAGUAR AS MYTHICAL CREATURE Before you read this blog, be welcome to read the following blogs first: Tigri A ballet friend told me that her uncle was an extraordinary hunter. He killed a tiger. Therefore, as a young teenager, I thought that tigers also lived Read more…
THE MYTH OF EL DORADO THE HUMMINGBIRD (COLIBRI) AS MYTHICAL CREATURE Before you read this blog, be welcome to read the following blogs first:* The Myth of El Dorado – Introduction* The Myth of El Dorado – In search of another gold The hummingbird Google the word ‘hummingbird’ and, within Read more…
THE MYTH OF EL DORADOIN SEARCH OF ANOTHER GOLD Before you read this blog, I invite you to read the following blog first: The Myth of El Dorado – Introduction For me, intuition is a very important part of myself as a human being. My intuition told me that the Read more…
THE MYTH OF EL DORADOINTRODUCTION A national perspective According to the lessons on Surinamese history at my elementary school, gold fever in Suriname already existed many, many years ago. At that time, in my perception, this gold fever had nothing to do with the old colonial system, the sugar plantations Read more…
In 1994, I made two paintings in which I wrote poems in Sranan Tongo, our native tongue. Painting I: Oil on canvas, 80 x 80 cmme ben dren wan dren a dren no ben de wan dren I had a dreamand it was not a dream Painting II: Oil on Read more…
Pupils of junior high school in a reading session The Educational Program of The Alakondre Dragongirl and the exhibition Alakondre Tori. Together with the publication of my novel ‘Het Alakondre Drakenmeisje’ (Alakondre dragon girl) and within my solo exhibition ‘Alakondre tori’ (Alakondre story), I organized an art educational program for Read more…
After 15 years my book THE ALAKONDRE DRAKENMEISJE (THE ALAKONDRE DRAGON GIRL) finally was published. The book was part of a project that consists of three parts. The publication of the book My solo-exhibition ALAKONDRE TORI An educational program for youngsters from 14 till 20 years The book is an Read more…
WHY WRITING A BLOG In 1972, I decided to study Visual Art and Art Education. So, in 2022, I will celebrate 50 years of visual art as part of my daily life. I think it was about ten years ago when Dhiradj Ramsamoedj said to me: “Actually you are a Read more…
Erwin de Vries and me Written by Kit-Ling Tjon Pian Gi Once upon a time, many years ago, I met Erwin de Vries for the first time in my life. I think I was already twenty, but I looked like a girl of fourteen being very slender, not to say Read more…