Zoo City Bares: Borne (Carine Nguz & Bia van Deventer)
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Product information
*** NB: AUCTION WILL RUN FROM 27 JULY - 10 AUGUST ***
BORNE is one of five Zoo City art toys being auctioned for charity.
(scroll down for links to the other Bares)
THE ILLUSTRATORS:
Borne was designed by Carine Nguz & Bia van Deventer.
Originally from the DRC and based in Cape Town, Carine Nguz is an award-winning graphic designer. She works independently on creative projects for a diverse range of clients.
Graphic designer Bia van Deventer enjoys working in as many mediums and styles as possible – and thrives on diversity.
THE TOY
Inspired by Lauren Beukes' new novel, Zoo City, the Zoo City Bares are very limited edition vinyl blanks, donated by the Cape Town-based am i collective and decorated by some of South Africa's leading illustrators.
The Bares are 40cm / 16 inches tall (see scale reference) and individually customised.
THE CAUSE:
All proceeds from the sale of The Bares will go to The Suitcase Project which helps refugee children from war-torn African countries that have arrived in Johannesburg without parents, friends or family. The Suitcase Project tries to help them deal with the trauma of their flight and arriving in a strange, sometimes hostile adoptive country.
THE BOOK:
Zoo City is a juju noir about an unfamilar Johannesburg full of familiars, crime, refugees, magic and damaged people, the astonishing second novel from the author of Moxyland.
Click here to watch the Zoo City trailer
BARES ON TOUR:
The Zoo City Bares will be exhibited at the following events:
Johannesburg: 24 June 2010, Zoo City Launch at Love Books, Melville
Cape Town: 2 July 2010, Chew Creative Unity Party.
London: 29 July 2010 Forbidden Planet Zoo City Signing (Bi-Polar Bare only)
Media Enquiries or general questions: please contact moxy@moxyland.com
OTHER BARES ON AUCTION:
2. Bi-Polar Bare by Willeen le Roux
3. Borne by Bia van de Venter & Carine Nguz
4. Pretty Wise by Clement de Bruin
