This installation is an exploration of the subtle and multi-layered skill sets required to initiate any kind of a relationship. It aims to awaken the ancient skill of courtship. The title is inspired by the 1994 award-winning R’n B song “Can we talk for minute” by Tevin Campbell.

The letter boxes will acquire a quasi-functional status. People are invited to participate in this work by posting letters to whomsoever, and the keys to the letter boxes could become material for another idea in another time… Mail remains a timeless hallmark of romance and I hope people from all around Stellenbosch will freely enjoy this work and possibly be inspired to court one another on different levels.

Hierdie installasie is ’n verkenning van die subtiele en ingewikkelde stel vaardighede wat jy benodig om enige soort verhouding te begin. Dit fokus op die klassieke vaardigheid van hofmakery. Die titel is gebaseer op Tevin Campbell se RnB-trefferliedjie “Can we talk?” wat in 1994 ’n toekenning ontvang het.

Die posbusse word as kwasifunksioneel beskou. Mense word genooi om aan dié werk deel te neem deur aan ander mense briewe te pos, terwyl die sleutels van die posbusse die tema van ’n toekomstige werk kan word … Briewe of pos bly ’n tydlose simbool van die romantiek, en ek hoop dat julle die werk sal geniet en dit as inspirasie sal beskou om mekaar op verskillende vlakke die hof te maak.

Oku kufakelwa kwazo kukuvavanywa kweeseti zobuchule obucokisiweyo nezinamacala amaninzi ukuze kuqaliswe naluphi na uhlobo lobudlelwane. Ijolise ekuvuseleleni ubuchule bakudala bokuzibandakanya. Isihloko sivuselelwa kukuphunyelelwa kwembasa ngo-1994 kwingoma ye-R’n B ethi “Singathetha nje umzuzu” kaTevin Campbell.

Iibhokisi zeeleta ziza kufumana ubume bokusebenza okungagqibelelanga. Abantu bayamenywa ukuba bathathe inxaxheba kulo msebenzi ngokuposa iileta nokuba ziya kubani na, kwaye izitshixo zeebhokisi zeeleta zingaba zizixhobo zokufumana olunye uluvo ngelinye ixesha… Imbalelwano ihleli iluphawu olungaphelelowa lixesha elibonisa ukuthandana kwaye ndiyathemba abantu abasuka kwiindawo ezingqonge iStellenbosch bazakuwonwabela lo msebenzi kwaye bavuselelwe ukuba bahlangane omnye nomnye kwelinye iqonga elahlukileyo.