Ferlov Mancoba
Audio file 25-1
Wonga [speaking French] suggests that the memoire they are writing together should be about their family's experience in the context of wider global happenstance
Wonga elaborates his strategy, to understand the causes in the context of human foundations lost, that what has always interested him is the cause of spiritual and moral decline
Ernest responds [in English], that he sees the restlessness in humanity but he wonders why humans keep striving?
Wonga [in English] believes that humans instinctively feel that any disastrous moment is not the continuity of humanity; he continues on what he believes uplifts humans; they discuss
Ernest quotes Hobbes, that human existence is an effort, is nasty, brutish and short, and therefore the hand of man is one hand against another. If one wants to exist, there must be a social contract
Thomas Hobbe's Social Contract Theory
Facts
PDFAbout the recordings: Ernest Mancoba's son, Marc also known as Wonga, recorded 200+ interviews with his father. The interviews seemed to serve different purposes and are not in chronological order. A selection, based on art historical relevance and copyright clearance, have been published.
Audio file 25-1 (c.1990-2002)