Erica Lüttich
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| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Creative Director |
| Location | De Doorns, Hex River Valley, South Africa |
| Introduction | Erica enrolled at Unisa for a Fine Arts degree (1992) and this compelled her to become involved in community art projects. Her work in Sharpeville, Soweto, Hillbrow and Diepsloot is based on creative healing offering skills and participation in Art Projects. Her creative explorations with the Boitumelo Project, Hillbrow have won several awards since 2002. These collaborations not only address past histories but also develop individual creativity, a sense of self and economic independence for the crafters. FairPlay, a project initiated with several arts organisations in Johannesburg to engage with youth during the World Cup developing creative ideas around being fair and unfair. She is a founder member of Site_Specific, an international Land Art Event in South Africa. Collaborating with the Boitumelo Project they participate as artists, facilitating and teaching craft development with crafters. Erica’s sense of finding the creative, developing the positive and keen interest in story telling gives her a sense of energy and urgency that is contagious and positive. |
| Interests | Artist like Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, Frida Kahlo and Diego Riviera, Annette Messager, Anselm Kiefer, Joana Vasconcelos, Graffiti Art, Site Specific Art, Public Performances |
| Favorite Movies | Pan's Labyrinth, The Illusionist, Spring Summer Fall Wnter ...and Spring, Frida, Utz, Mic Macs, The Pianist, Black Butterflies, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Il Postino, Amelie |
| Favorite Music | Iron and Wine, Astor Piazolla, Leonard Cohen |
| Favorite Books | The Book Thief, Fugitive Pieces, Liewe Heksie, The Painter from Shanghai, Encountering Eva Hesse, Ai Wei Wei Speaks, The Bloody Chamber, Loving Frank, Rapunzel and any fairytales, The tale of Murasaki |