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money i think that this crisis like other crises can help us focus on what's truly important for this reason. it's year 2 of the coronavirus pandemic and contact and proximity have become a rare commodity as we stay out of reach to stay safe and live at a distance place what effect does this have on us and on art. we took these questions to germany the u.s. and to south africa.

a highly contagious corona virus mutation is spreading quickly in south africa the situation is tense even if the long awaited vaccines have finally arrived and the country's hard lockdown has been eased somewhat. it's kind of really bad at this point but i try to keep say as much as i can one day is a singer in the archipelago who is just 6 they've been doing what they can to stay in touch but this is the 1st time this year they are meeting to rehearse going to tough season but i got to push on the show will be fun it's crazy music close to 90 i mean the music is going to keep the seat you know to. be in the past 5 years or so i've spent a lot of time to get us and we pretty much become like brothers so when we are

separated from each other for a long time you kind of feel before you ringback. it's to connect with one another again and that in that way means it means a lot to us it kind of encourages us a certain way i think just mentally can't even if. it's the ensembles 10th anniversary they had planned to celebrate by giving concerts at home and abroad but right now live shows are out of the question. due to travel restrictions 2 of the group 6 members couldn't even make it to the rehearsal. the hardest part for us i think artists in general groener them to me. because we need to have people you know build up in a room. like this one that we have here so we haven't been able to work

consistently. and the government as far as i know has helped a few artists. i have. applied for some grants as well apply there's been some before. you know we haven't gotten anything yet this is affecting us very very much financially both as a group and as individually. a look back at better days the same place in 2019 just 6 more performing as part of deutsche and ellis campus project which promotes cooperation between young musicians from around the world a capella group c.l.a from live so you sang with the guys from johannesburg. this was a very special collaboration mostly because we're bringing together 2 different type of cultures to different types of styles of acapella see if they developed

a repertoire together 1st in south africa and later in germany. it was a great exchange in hearing what they do it the imagery of what you do and as trying to put that together. being able to create something which for me sounded new. just like giving birth to. a whole new brand new born being the project culminated in a performance at the beethoven fest in bonn together with the national youth orchestra of germany. i. we were even having plans of saying that you know in 10 to 20 probably we can meet again and do another tour somewhere else and in 2020 why and because that's what it looked like and then in 2020 covert 1000 happened and then everything just went.

since then just 6 have been restricted to posting online don't you think we. might be. too much you. know. everybody. sitting. and not being able to sing anymore it does affect you in a way because this is something you did every day this is something that's a calling and it's something that gives you life not being able to go in stages and also meeting people and just having a good time with people it really does affect you psychologically. in a negative way. to feel more alive when singing. in

2020 just 6 packs they mix of african beats and western pop into a christmas album for the 1st time it was a hit but then came the hard knock down and the group had to take a break. since the corona crisis began the singers have all had to find side jobs. sublets a place in a peaceful part of pretoria he used to earn most of his income performing now he gives online piano lessons to get by. that's what we did see. and now you know. he and his fellow sing is a making sacrifices to keep pursuing their musical dreams. we you know each person now is you know going to get into their savings and kind of

depleting here with the head even saved up so it's quite challenging talking singing and laughing together helps me. i'm going to i'm going to. write a new song karun oh no. go roanoke. a couple of weeks ago i suffered from cold did and it affected me you know mentally and physically i'm just grateful that i'm still here i can still sing in future when things open up. this year. that's all full. 6 life is still far from normal in many parts of the world including in germany how

can you deal with this pandemic which chips away at closeness and keeps arts and culture under lockdown how can we cope with all the uncertainty we asked to send you off last at. in chief of the german monthly philadelphia magazine we 1st spoke to her one year ago just after the pandemic outbreak. this is the 1st time we're experiencing a global public health crisis and although there are vaccines now we have no idea what the future holds how can we cope with this state of permanent uncertainty. and this truly is a situation we have not experienced before it's a time of uncertainty and as we as a society are used to being in control to making projections and calculating risks this is an extreme challenge for us. we need

a perspective a light at the end of the tunnel has picked. but for now that's still not in sight which is why we keep returning to the question of whether we are dealing with this crisis in the right way and for how much longer we can cope with us as we. take. the covered nor the cold in 1000 pandemic affects us all that summer hit harder than others what role does solidarity play in these times. solidarity is the key word it's very very important in this crisis although sometimes i feel the full complexity of what that means is overlooked people say things like we need to show solidarity with at risk groups we cannot let people die and that's obviously true nobody would question that but i also have solidarity towards children who need to build a future and get an education. not to mention the children and families where there is domestic abuse. like. if support within society

starts fading we'll need to ask ourselves how many deaths we are prepared to accept so that public life can return to normal. and cull through and this is a highly contentious. troubling question. but we shouldn't be afraid of it. for your 1st. visit toward you say death is present but at the same time death is taking place at a distance we're not allowed to visit hospitalized relatives meaning were robbed of an aspect of our culture and of collective mourning. yes. yes that is almost impossible to bear imagine going to a funeral of someone you loved and not being allowed to hug those you are closest to and that's inhumane. on the other hand and that's the conflict we are facing at the moment we understand that we must protect each other from each other for. i

think we will only be able to maintain the current approach for a very limited time until we start risking the future of our economy and that of our children and teenagers complex attributes is that some independent a new term has emerged in this pandemic the notion of being systematically important what is this ignored to those who are not considered essential like artists. i think the arts provide an opportunity to experience yourself in an entirely different way. they can move something in us and that it's not about efficiency having a clear her presence or generating profit. with a good singing the cultural sector film all of this is in a sense of prefers they are not essential to keeping my body alive. but it is precisely for this reason that the sector is systemic the important one.

only the arts can provide us with this type of experience this movement within us this reciprocity with the world. we need that in a way we needed to live and to survive. get this is there a silver lining to this pandemic for you personally or for us all. if think of us i think we ultimately always learn from crisis. extreme situations give us a clearer view of what really matters in life they help you focus and hone in on what's important but. at the same time we should not make the mistake of artificially projecting meaning on to everything including grim situations. some things are simply horrific and they still happen and we're just glad when they're over. strike when you proceed with respect to what we are living through right now i see both of those things happening. at least by those i can pick off just as we

got. the coronavirus pandemic has thrown us for a loop and it is a very real threat many of us feel like we are trapped in a bubble of the artist flow the un may not capture this feeling in his photo project social distance stacks in it everyone is in their own plastic bubble together and yet isolated it's a visual metaphor of this time and it begs the question can we ever truly connect with another without real closeness. our existence in this world begins with this it allows us to perceive the outside world and others it's direct and void of filters or prejudices

our sense of touch. but right now touch has become taboo as we and others are a potential danger getting close i mean 6 feet apart how does this lack of touch impact us. it's a question these 3. people know something about. his story and nearly i'm not i my staff and. martin. professor of human have to. kind of visit to there's no such thing as virtual closeness that's an oxymoron our species only experiences closeness to another human being through some sort of physicality. and so on. touch is our very 1st sense. we feel long before we can smell taste

hear or see. from a very young age we discover the world largely through touch experiencing both its pleasant and painful sides. whether comforting or destructive every touch tells a story. there's a very important aspect of love but there is also aggression and violence which can be conveyed through gestures and touch you can also show power structures our religious feelings he was a good food if i'm childish. and physical contact can also be reckless and not just in paintings during a pandemic thoughtless touching is the biggest while social distancing is a virtue but what are we giving up. the walls and. touch is an important confirmation that i exist figure visible subjects to you that you feel

your own self through someone else's touch for did you notice that before covered 19 you could often use physical contact to solve problems or reduce tensions by hugging one another in such. a hundreds of confidence once you know not about spot on off losing contact touches the name of focus does the outer piece which premiered in 2020 at the munich camera. it depicts a dystopia where touching is prohibited and where the dark effects of isolation are visible to the lot of any of you for people are definitely becoming more restless dissatisfied and frightened. of me and i feel like suicidal tensions are on the rise divorced some people are going a bit crazy and following conspiracy theories. so i do feel as if there's a higher level of madness right now and that we're not grounded its mission a gonski added sign. it's so wrong. that the more we socially

distance to keep safe the more insecure we feel. staying apart is the opposite to how we normally opt when we are afraid any comfort them in it's own that these are but we want having to navigate this overall difficult situation we are in without being allowed to touch others leads to more feelings of fear and uncertainty and so negative feelings about yourself we are less afraid when we have physical contact. have a lasting impact on what we think is appropriate closeness to our viewers have shifted before our. social shakes. take how people used to pack into shakespeare's globe theater. so. they would your innate spirits and eat all together in the same room. when we read about that we think how on earth with

a so on hygiene this kind of sign but into war 5 years we may look back and think how could people have stood so close to one another at concerts and be strangers without any contact tracing. not to contact to god is no hard copy just a mom. whether it's a hug a pat on the back or just a comforting closeness touch helps us manage stress alleviate fear and defuse conflicts. words alone cannot substitute this this is a cool communication. there are those funny gestures with your elbow or your foot. so people are trying to meet their needs for physical communication. they're trying to establish contact and promote a feeling of closeness through symbolic gestures. 2 fold. we

see better when we have tides. and by feeling another. you feel yourself too. these are hard and heartbreaking times throughout the world in the us coronaviruses rampant california has seen more cozy cases and more covert related deaths than any other us state. here to the pace of vaccinations has been painfully slow bestselling author t.c. boyle is among the lucky ones he's had a shot still he longs for the pandemic to end. in terror at all times not only the political terror that's been inflicted on us but this biological chair or. i am of the age group who is vulnerable and i'm further vulnerable because i'm

a pessimist now i haven't gone anywhere or done anything. since this began. the last 10 months. boils home in want to see tone is nestled between the sense that you know his mountains and the pacific ocean. and as a writer he's used to working at home in self-imposed lockdown. you know all writers 'd. there are will people and misanthropic people as well and i want them yeah we don't want to be bothered by anybody or anything we want to live in our minds forever there's another side to life and that's a social side which i really enjoy going to my village i live in a little village i know everybody part of my life is social and being with all of those people in the village. that has been somewhat difficult. boyle has written over 2 dozen novels and collections of short stories if it weren't for

the pandemic he'd currently being germany promoting his latest book talk to me the novel recounts in part the true story of an experiment conducted in the 1970 s. which turned a chimpanzee into a celebrity. american researches brought the chimp to move in a private household when it was a baby they wanted to see whether he would be able to learn a language and express itself through sign language the experiment was a failure decades later nim chimpsky is tragic fate would become the subject of a documentary. t.c. boyle has often written about the life and work of scientists and their sometimes unsettling experiments. boyle says he was fascinated by name chimpsky story because the experiment was an attempt to discover what differentiates humans from other animals. how do you know who you are will you have language and you can

talk well the deaf language is different it's a gestural language how does that work but yes i did all the went back to those days and all 'd the research seventy's eighty's the cross for string benji's in human households race and just as you raise your own child to see how language is developed in us but also how it is generally developed it's just really fascinating we work in words we are words where they come from why are we different from today's perspective some past experiments seem odd but boyle says that's no reason to mistrust science especially in the corona era. in the absence of religion in this mysterious world science has become a religion. i can only subscribe to what my 'd 5 senses deliver to me. there may be a mystical row but i don't know about it. as far as science is concerned i think we

must absolutely respect for it yet coronavirus has often left even the scientists stumped so what can we do to prevent future pandemics distich the boil have an answer. the microbes rule they rule us you know look at this and then nick now look at how the virus now since we've taken precautions and wearing masks and so on has mutated to become much easily much more transmissible much easily already it's done that so what do we learn from this we are all want we are all one as an animal species and we are extremely permissive us in terms of our international travel. and there is no stopping the microbes they would take advantage of this they have. when the next one comes we hope to be more prepared that's all. we seem even

less prepared to combat climate change only has to look at his front door to see the consequences in recent years month to see joe has been hit by mudslides and wildfire as his next book will revolve around climate change does he think a book can save the world it might save the world if people knew how to read unfortunately most people don't even know how to read and the habit of reading. literature 'd like any great writers produce. is no longer of the essential source it requires a one on one relationship between the writer of the reader so whether literature exists in the future or not. it has no bearing on what i do i have just feel so fortunate to be able to do exactly what i want each day as an artist t.c. boyle may be a pessimist but he still has lots of great stories to tell and millions of fans

worldwide who are waiting to read them. the coronavirus pandemic has made living harder but art can provide some much needed consolation take care. and see you next time. i am.

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