"when i
was at varsity in Stellenbosch in the late '80's, i went through an intensive
inner transformation,
mainly taking a more relative view of language to make space for more feeling..
that is when
i landed on the expression "HA!" as an answer to the question:
"what is the meaning of life (for you)?"
so wHA!t now?
HA! is not an
explanation, nor a definition
it is an expression, an affirmation of being alive
it is open to interpretations of many kinds
yet never without meaning
to me as an artist,
HA! means that i am not out to master anything in the first place,
but to express my inside creatively.
i am therefore not a specialist, but a generator, a breather, of the now and
the new
..and HA! "Man?"
because I am
a.. man
because i felt myself singular in embarking on this way
and because it's a fun identity, a handy characterization
but i also feel
it's a tad presumptuous to call yourself any kind of "man" ..ha!
also, I think there's more time needed for the meaning of the HA!Man to find
shape
however i question
it and find it unclear, the name stuck nevertheless.
so there.
HA!Man 15 January 2007