The victory of the will to live over evil
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. The school hall is filled with young people, but you could hear
A wonderland of creation, compassion and cohesion
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. Getting to Kyakataama is quite a journey. We flew to Entebbe International
In the belly of the beast
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. I cannot count the incidents in which I was gently forced or encouraged
An alternative identity for an alternative land
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. Where Tel Aviv is the worldly heart of Israel, Shabazi Street is
Creative output amid the Venezuelan crisis
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. This month’s Literary Landscapes is written by a guest contributor, Venezuelan writer
The Human Library | No one bears witness for the witness
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. It is a Saturday afternoon when I take part in my first Human Library event.
Exploring the mythical Spreewald Forest
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. The Spreewald, the forest of the Spree River, is just a stone’s throw away from
A decisive intervention into the world of readers
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. Angels and Muse is a creative space par excellence. Founded by Nigerian artist Victor Ehikhamenor,
Joburg’s hidden musical treasures
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. Sometimes the gold of Egoli can be found in the most inconspicuous places – like
A winter tale
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. Winter on the island of Sylt can be a lonely affair. A far cry from
A life-changing year
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. 2017 was a year of hard work and difficulties as we endeavoured to realise many
Art and activism in ‘paradise’
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. The scorching sun burns the dusty field in front of the Manik Bumi Foundation
Gong Laut: An arts festival in Singaraja on Bali explores the boundaries between art and activism
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. The Indonesian province of Bali is a spectacular tropical getaway. But to some locals,
Across disciplinary boundaries
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. ‘There are two kinds of truth: the truth that lights the way, and the
On family and fur coats
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. My grandmother’s old, grey Persian lamb coat, her mother’s fur shawl. Luxury possessions that
Diverse People Remember
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. The Sylt Foundation’s new international long-term project, Diverse People Remember, aims to share approaches
On Haus Cajeth and outsider art
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. Continuing my exploration of the German town of Heidelberg, I find that literature is
Santiago or arriving at the very end of the rainbow
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. A warm evening on a balcony on the 24th floor of one of Santiago’s
This place is no paradise
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. In the publication Jurmala, author Indra Wussow travelled down memory lane with
The contrasting realities of Myanmar
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. Aung Soung’s tiny body is emaciated, her furrowed face a map of her pain
The Fight for Artistic Freedom and Social Justice
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. This month I wanted to introduce the Burmese human rights lawyer Robert Sann Aung
Writing from Phnom Penh
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. Writing from Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Indra Wussow explores how the country’s difficult past
Encore: Indra Wussow
Indra Wussow is a literary translator, writer, editor and curator with a strong desire to learn as much about the world as possible. She focuses on international art projects and
The Sylt Foundation residency
One merit award winner of the Absa L’Atelier, South Africa’s most prestigious art competition, will win a two-month residency at the Sylt Foundation on the Island of Sylt. The prize includes a
The unbearable uncertainty of waiting
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. The starting point is the sensation of waiting – waiting for what? A waiting
An Army of Invisible Characters
Literary Landscapes is a monthly column by Indra Wussow, a writer, translator and director of the Sylt Foundation. Venturing onto the beach, I often wonder about the books people choose to spend