A Joburg Conversation with Carol Bouwer


By Joburg Post

The Places That Mean A Lot To Me
I Think That Due To The Pandemic This Answer Has Altered Significantly. Previously It May Have Been A Place Abroad Or A Place With With A Particular Memory But Now It Is Home. Learning To Appreciate The Parts Of My Home I Never Even Bothered To Experience- Spaces I Never Explored But Now Treasure Because Being Stuck At Home Exposed Their Beauty And Necessity To Me.

And The Best Souvenir I've Brought Home
It Would Have To Be Mussel And Oyster Pincers. A Utensil I Never Knew I Needed Yet Can Now Never Do Without.

The Best Book I Have Read In The Past Year
It Has To Be Professor Pumla Gqola’s Female Frar Factory- I Appreciate Her Significant Voice On The Culture Of Rape In Sa. Her Advocacy Is Not Only Practical But It Is Urgent And Admirable 

My Style Icon
I Think Carolina Herrera Has Had An Unexpected Influence On My Style So It Must Be Her. 

In My Fridge U Will Always Find
Cheese! 

The Work That Changed Everything For Me
Building The Mbokodo Awards. Exposing To Art Lovers The Profound Impact Of Women In The Arts But Also Rallying Those Who Built The Awards With Me Around Such A Cause Has Been Transformative And Educational For Me.

The Best Gift I Have Given  Recently
Time… I Place A Lot Of Value On Sharing Time In A Significant And Meaningful Way So I Think Sitting Down To Speak With Someone, Or Break Bread And Be In Conversation- Is A Gift Beyond Gold Or Diamonds.

And The Best Gift I Have Received
Same As Above… Would Equally Welcome A Timepiece…Hahaha



I've Recently Discovered
That Discovery Is An Unending Journey When Tou Are Open To Possibility

The Thing I Couldn't Do Without
Empathy. For Self And Others

The Last Item Of Clothing I Have Added To My Wardrobe
Is Likely To Have Been South African Or Nigerian.

An Object I Would Part With
Not An Object Perhaps But Opinions On The External Things. Happy To Rid Myself Of The Burden Of Carrying Thoughts About The Banality Of Things

I Have A Collection Of
Memories. Such A Treasure 

The Grooming Staple I Am Never Without
Dental Floss! 



My Favorite In My House
The People Living In It

My Favorite Building
Home

My Grooming Guru
I Would Say Lynne Hirsch. Only Because She Has The Best Black Book On Whom To See For Every Need Yet A Firm Believer In Natural Or Nothing 

In Another Life, I Would Have Been
An Author. Not Someone Who Wrote A Book But Truly N Author. Someone Who Elevates Culture, Knowledge, Imagination And Language Through Writing

Inspiration Can Happen
When You Are Alive To The Moment

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