Publication: Boshoff, C., De Villiers, G., Goedhals, N., Kruskal, M., Nxazonke, V., Van Heerden, M. & Geers, K. (1990) KOOS: 1986–1990. Johannesburg: One F Music, Warren Siebrits; Stellenbosch: Jaunted Haunts Press. Image courtesy of A4 Arts Foundation.
Title
KOOS
1986–1990
Date
1990
Authors
Gys de Villiers
Kendell Geers
Christo Boshoff
Megan Kruskal
Marcel van Heerden
Neil Goedhals
Velile Nxazonke Type CD
Audio recording
Digital record
Kendell Geers
Christo Boshoff
Megan Kruskal
Marcel van Heerden
Neil Goedhals
Velile Nxazonke Type CD
Audio recording
Digital record
Contributors
Clair Cantrell
Les Reed
Warrick Sony
Righard Kapp
Barry Mason
Warren Siebrits
Ryk Hattingh
Tertius Meintjes
Christopher van Wyk
Johan van Wyk
Fred de Vries
Nikos Konstandaras
Lloyd Ross
Ernesto Garcia Marques
Louw Venter Photographers Rodney Barnett
Wayne Oosthuizen Publisher One F Music, Jaunted Haunts Press, Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary Art
Les Reed
Warrick Sony
Righard Kapp
Barry Mason
Warren Siebrits
Ryk Hattingh
Tertius Meintjes
Christopher van Wyk
Johan van Wyk
Fred de Vries
Nikos Konstandaras
Lloyd Ross
Ernesto Garcia Marques
Louw Venter Photographers Rodney Barnett
Wayne Oosthuizen Publisher One F Music, Jaunted Haunts Press, Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary Art
Is jy ‘n moegoe / Of is jy ‘n ou
Is jy ‘n stukkie / Of is jy ‘n vrou
Are you gone / Or are you come
Are you many / Or only some
– Koos, 1989Me and Gys and Megan and Christo came from the theatre. Neil and Kendell were artists. Velile was his own man. We wanted poets to be heard and that’s why we made a hell of a noise. We didn’t want to rock. We wanted to commit murder, be unconscious. Preferably naked. To ignite the world with words. It was urgent. It was more important than anything else. We never talked politics. The political situation was obvious… We didn’t want to reason with them; we wanted to dance a twisted line.
– Marcel van Heerden on Koos, 2009
