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This way to world fame: Taxi hand signs in The Star
Taxi hand sign stamps amongst the top 10 in the world for 2010!
The South African Post Office emailed Susan the following link as they are absolutely thrilled to bits to see South Africa on the list!
http://www.stampnews.com/stamps/stamps_2011/stamp_1297331889_487278.html
Art South Africa
This article was on page 39 of the magazine. To read it, please download the attachment.
Information on the Taxi Hand Sign Book for the Blind Launch
This downloadable attachment contains information on the Taxi Hand Sign Book for the Blind Launch, which took place at Museum Africa, 15h30, on 30 September 2009.
SABC News Blind Book Taxi Launch
Of Taxis and Art
To view this article on the Taxi Hand sign project, please download the attachment.
Rung by Rung
EXHIBITION: Jacob’s Ladder - Susan Woolf’s new solo exhibition, Jacob’s Ladder, is likely to get a few people a little hot under the collar. It is both political and contentious and Woolf has done little to skirt around the big issues, challenging her audience to question their own values while examining each of the sculptures, writes Annette Bayne
SA's 12th official language
The best way to get from point A to point B? Get to a pavement and stick a finger in the air.
Millions of South Africans who are taxi commuters know this tool of communication only too well.
But Sandton-based artist Susan Woolf didn't have a clue and that's why about two-and-a-half years ago she decided to get to the bottom of the meaning and origins behind taxi signs and signals.
Armed with an open mind and often also with chocolate cake, Woolf got to know taxi association bosses in the city.
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Stamp News chose Woolf's Taxi Hand Sign Stamps as top 5 in the world for 2010's most important stamps!
