Of the Power of the Small
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
by
Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch
No matter what is conceived or initiated, - more or less quickly the thought process moves to mass thinking and mass production; The motive in the background is to be able to participate in global events.
Even if such thought processes are understandable due to the global spree, still the preservation and support of small-scale and unspectacular projects are necessary.
It is not the globalization and digitization that represents the basis for the future, but the increasingly disappearing analog, the cultural asset that has emerged at some point - similar to the arctic seed vault in Spitzergen in the area of plants and horticulture.
It is urgently needed to support the delicate shoots of such projects is urgently needed, including the preservation of the environment.
The usual commercialization of such projects is counterproductive and destructive!
Labels: Alahkie, Bamenda RUC, CAT, Cultura e V Nauen, DGFK e V Berlin, Norbert Pintsch, Senta Siller
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 3:08 PM,
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Handicrafts and Appropriate Technology
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Handicrafts and Appropriate Technology
Labels: CAT Bamenda, Cultura e V Nauen, DGFK e V Berlin, L Fluegge, M.Bartkiewitz Schmitt, Norbert Pintsch, R.Perner, Senta Siller
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9:08 AM,
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Thatta Kedona and the Sisters
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
The dolls project has inspired people in other regions to take similar approaches, according to the motto of Direct Support at Site, subconsciously as a counter-model of the so-called humanitarian aid (as above, - which is ultimately self-help for the donor countries, their institutions and organizations) .
1. Story
When did it start?
-Start in Pakistan 1993, -start in Cameroon 1998, -start in Colombia 1999, among others.
2. Themes
What were the themes or objectives?
Combining tradition and the future, supporting the preservation of traditional culture, creating income-generating measures for people in the countryside, using local opportunities.
3. Practice and manufacture
What were the main target groups?
Preferably women in family-friendly projects:
-Pakistan 120 women, Cameroon 60 women, Colombia 60 women.
4. Sales
Where were the unique items sold?
-Pakistan: Karimabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshavar, Faisalabad, Lahore, Karachi; Cameroon: Foyer du marine, Handicraft Center Bamenda; Colombia: Saboya, Chiquinquira.
Internationally in: USA (NY UN Gift Shop), UAE (Dubai Shopping Festival), Athens: Benaki Museum, Reykjavik: National Museum, Bogota: National Museum.
5. Museum bazaars
Where was the direct connection between ethnology and traditional culture?
Berlin: Voelkerkundemuseum, Hamburg: Voelkerkundemuseum, Cologne: Rautenstrauch-Jost-Museum, Stuttgart: Linden-Museum, Leipzig: Grassi-Museum, Zuerich: Museum am Riethberg, Vienna: Voelkerkundemuseum.
6. Museum collections
Have the unique pieces been accepted into museums?
Museum in Herrnhut, International Puppet Museum in Iceland, Lok-Virsa in Islamabad, Children's Museum in Izmir, Dolls and Puppet Museum in Herisau. Between 1995 and 2015 more than 20000 unique dolls were made, which are in private collections in the USA and Canada, Europe, South Africa, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
7. Internet information
Is there more information available on the internet?
https://www.facebook.com/ThattaKedona
https://www.facebook.com/akangkangcraft
Labels: CAT Bamenda, Njini King Caro, Norbert Pintsch, Omar M Ali, Ricardo Coslez, Thatta Kedona, TM Saboya
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 2:04 PM,
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A little about ourselves DGFK-CAMCATBAM
Friday, August 6, 2021
by Aaron Pinsker and Norbert Pintsch
The DGFK was founded almost fifty years ago. The practical engagement with cultures was implemented in many projects according to a model which used and demonstrated the various interdependencies in culture.
Projects emerged through initiatives, collaborations and activities, initially in Central Europe and after 1990 increasingly in other countries.
From around 2010, we started to collect results and examples into our own (DGFK) archive and assigned them to topics such as interviews, sounds, movies, slide shows, animations, books, posters, etc.
The year 2000 is a turning point in the DGFK, because at the end of 1999 analogue printing of the DGFK newsletter as well as of Indus-River, Sanaga Rivière, Rio Magdalena and Hekla was discontinued.
The reason for this was increasing digitization of media. This also led to increasing depth of the digital information, so that the DGFK established its own website, sponsored by a company, because one of our projects showed pilot character at the EXPO2000 show.
An eShop was installed for selling certain handicraft products from the projects, but ultimately it was abandoned as it did not appear to be suitable for the individually unique items.
In similar manner some websites were also removed because they were no longer necessary or technically obsolete (for example Internet radio projects). But they are stored in the archive and available to interested quarters.
The partner initiatives had their own websites, which were supplemented early on by flexible blogs:
Pakistan:
Kamerun:
Kolumbien:
www.elcampomirando.blogspot.com
Other project partners, some of them no longer active, are:
www.dolls-project.com (Groenland),
www.royalglobage.com (UAE),
ac-criti-project.com (Griechenland),
www.id-museum.com (Island).
With the help of DGFK, partner societies in other project countries were established, such as:
www.sparc-project.blogspot.com (Pakistan),
www.spocabangladesh.blosspot.com (BanglaDesh),
www.spaetcolombia.blogspot.com (Kolumbien),
www.spathcameroon.blogspot.com (Kamerun),
www.spaetcolombia.blogspot.com (Kolumbien),
www.sutolsrilanka.blogspot.com (SriLanka),
www.sodshnepal.blogspot.com (Nepal),
www.semoliceland.blogspot.com (Island),
www.spokupolonia.blogspot.com (Polen).
In the course of time, a plethora of active participants, supporters and partners entered into the projects and their names are duly collected in the DGFK archive or can be found in search engines:
If a name (for example (Karola Groch,Werner Schroeder, Monika Kuppler, Renate Perner,Marlis Bartkiewitz-Schmitt, u.a.)) is associated with a certain activity or a certain support organization, e.g. the SES, it can be found there too.
Some friends of the DGFK have separated and put their work in the context of a company or organization (e.g. Fronzeck, Heckes, Klapper, Polzer, Sauter, Christ, Borgmann, Stober) or chosen an art platform for their efforts. We do have one person, who has selflessly devoted all her energy and efforts towards the benefit of the general public around the globe (Siller).
Labels: Aaron Pinsker, Berlin, Camcatbam, CatCamBam, DGFK e V, Ignatius Nji, Njini King Caro, Norbert Pintsch, Omar M Ali, Ricardo Coslez, Senta Siller
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 8:45 AM,
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News from a troubled region
Thursday, July 1, 2021
One of CAT's projects is the KidsClub, which has been regularly overseen for many years by R.Perner and L.Fluegge.
The KidsClub arose from the CAT initiative CAT Club, in which selected schools in the region received a set of alternative technology (SolarCooker, Wind-Mill, etc.) from CAT and were able to gain experience with it.
This initiative resulted in the KidsClub, which, under the umbrella of CAT, introduced children to the possibilities of alternative technology in a playful way.
Every year the foreign volunteers support the project for CAT-internal events, in which in the current situation, i.e in the backdrop of months of school strike, then school closure due to the pandemic, Manasse Norbert is now able to attend high school.
Enclosed is a recent photo from the first day of school in a long time.
Labels: CAT Bamenda, Cultura e V Nauen, DGFK e V Berlin, L Fluegge, M.Bartkiewitz Schmitt, Norbert Pintsch, R.Perner, Senta Siller
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 11:15 AM,
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Boosting Imaginative Abilities in Children is the Best Form Of Education - German Volunteer
Friday, July 5, 2019
Labels: CAT Bamenda, DGFK Berlin, German Volunteers, Njini Victor Ndu, Norbert Pintsch, Peter Hecht
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 8:34 AM,
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NEWS FROM CATCAMBAM
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Labels: Camcatbam, DGFK, Marlis Bartkiewitz-Schmid, Norbert Pintsch, Peter Hecht DHFK, Victor Njini
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 11:48 AM,
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Building Practice over Time
Monday, February 11, 2019
Labels: AFA, CAT, Cultura, DGFK, FBTC, FPAC, IPC, Norbert Pintsch, TM
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 8:24 AM,
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Special Guests
Monday, November 5, 2018
Labels: Amjad Ali, CAT, Cultura eV, DGFK eV, Edmundo Perez, Njini Tantoh Ndu, Norbert Pintsch, Senta Siller, Tanto Mejor, Thatta Kedona
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 4:28 PM,
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Moses Mill
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Other information (Slide Show, movies, pictures) are available for exhibition and or research.
Labels: Moses Fru Wankie, Njini King Caro, Norbert Pintsch, Senta Siller
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 3:01 PM,
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German Embassy Provides Clean Water For Alahkie-Mankon
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Labels: Alahkie, Bamenda, CAT-Bamenda, DGFK, Ignatius Nji, Lutz Fluegge, Marlis Bartkiewitz-Schmid, Nauen, Njini Victor, Norbert Pintsch, Renate Perner, Royal University Cenhtre, SES, SES Bonn
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 10:09 AM,
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Traditional Culture and Future Development
Monday, April 13, 2015
Labels: Aaron Kaah Yancho, Anthony Ndi Njini Victor Ndu, Matthew Basung Gwanfogbe, Norbert Pintsch, Senta Siller
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 10:02 AM,
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