HOMAGE

HOMAGE hom·age 
–noun
1.
respect or reverence paid or rendered: In his speech he paid homage to Washington and Jefferson. His current thinking is greatly influenced by Rauschenberg, Basquiat and Tapies. In this space he paid homage to these artists.



2. Something done or given in acknowledgment or consideration of the worth of another.

Ode to Rauschenberg. Digital Media Collage. Nathan Jokovich
Ode to Tapies. Digital Media Collage, 2010. Nathan Jokovich

INDIA FROM THE 2006 EMAIL ARCHIVES

FROM THE 2006 EMAIL ARCHIVE

Hi all, in the holy city of Pushka at the moment, escaping the touts, 
>drizzling rain, flies, heat and cows. 2 days ago we spent the night in a 
>rural village called Jojowa. stayed in a palace which was great. makes you 
>appreciate the things we take for granted back at home in aus - hot 
>showers, toilets, fresh food.
>In jojowa we were walking through the village, when we heard drumming and 
>ceremonial chanting. we walked to the village square where it appeared that 
>the whole village was watching a show. literally there were 3 story 
>delapidated buildings and people were piled high to catch a glimpse of the 
>proceedings. then they saw 12 white skinned foreigners and everyone turned 
>and looked at us and started chearing. as close to being a celebrity as 
>we'll ever get (unless bollywood offers a role). the crowd cleared a path 
>and we were led to the front of this circle. it turned out to be a 
>religious ceremony for the shiva the god of destruction. it involved black 
>magic, a witch doctor and several people dressed as demons, lions, lizards 
>and men as women?. the air was thick with the smell of incense and weed. as the drumming intensified the performers started into a 
>trance and random people from the crowd started going into epileptic like 
>fit. apparently to excise demons from them. locals were literally having to 
>hold people back. 1 guy on top of 1 of the buildings started into a trance 
>fit and went to jump of the roof in attempt to make it too the centre of 
>the circle. it took 5 men to hold him down, but if not it would of ended up 
>in sure disaster. it was a crazy experience.
>the bus ride to pushka was crazy 300 people in a 47 capacity seating bus. 
>you can imagine the rest.
>pushka is a great city. people come to bathe and pray in the river. it is 
>amazing at sunset. chanting, drumming and thousands of people on the banks 
>of the river spilling from the temples creating a sea of colours. 
>apparently the mafia is rife here. had several offers of flowers to take to 
>the river to pray. however upon acceptance, they take you to the river, 
>tell you a story and then demand 500 plus aussie dollars for the 
>priviledge. violence turns if you refuse. lucky we have a good tour guide. 
>i have been offered loads, refused and been spat at in result.
>the stomach is ok at the moment. the rest of the tour group is struggling 
>big time.
>thismorning we hiked to the top of a mountain to a hindu temple that 
>overlooked the city to see the sunrise. we didn't see it as we were too 
>high up and the cloud coverage was thick. brought a pack of biscuits at a 
>cafe, had 2, was chased by a monkey, threw the pack at it, it shoved 5 in 
>its mouth and then ran off with the pack- craziness.
>anyway got to cruise. leaving tomorrow for jaipur and then to agra to see 
>the taj.

>nathan

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Ode to Basquiat, Digital Media Collage, 2010

St Kilda alley way, 2009.