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secular space of ac solidarity. From this the question Vulindlela Nyoni (Visual Arts) and
arose of whether social cohesion “Sea-to-Source” to Dr David
(also a paradoxical combination of Pittaway (ISCIA Postdoctoral
isolation and solidarity) among the Fellow). The Project consisted of
urbanised staff and students of an three events. The Tributaries
ocean-side university in a port city, Project Seminar was created as a
could be fostered by re-thinking the heterotopic space of regular multi-
idea of a pilgrimage for the secular disciplinary interaction (art, science
space of academic engagement. and philosophy), tied to the theme
Prof Hurst imagined a “water walk” of water. A standing open invitation
along a waterway from untouched was issued to anyone who wished
coastline, through industrial zones, to present a seminar related to the
before turning upriver into the topic of water. During the year, the
interior and ending at the river’s Seminar hosted twenty richly
source in freshwater springs. From diverse presentations, which
the combination of these three generated lively on-going
events, The Tributaries Project discussions. Three Sea-to-Source
began to take shape. At the first pilgrimages formed a unique water
seminar, names were considered, pilgrimage experience. This,
and “Tributaries” is owed to Prof dictated by pragmatics and logistics,
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