Atkins Labcast Episode 48 - Ervin Janek

SALA is here, the South Australian Living Artists' Festival runs through the month of August and features around 10,000 artists' work. A stellar effort by our little State.

In this episode, I've travelled to Ervin and Belinda's cottage in the Adelaide Hills to record this episode. Ervin's SALA show is entitled "Last Dash to the Finishing Line", suggesting this may be his last solo exhibition at 85 years old.

Ervin is a refugee from Hungary, this exhibition is a reflection on his life, on his psychological growth after experiencing more difficulties than any one of us should. Ervin is a beautiful optimist, a true humanist.

Belinda, his partner, has written a book of poetry on his life called "Sparrow", I'd encourage anyone to read it, it is remarkable : https://www.ginninderrapress.com.au/store.php?product/page/366/Belinda+Broughton+%2F+Sparrow+%3A+poems+of+a+Refugee

Please visit Ervin's exhibition, and spend some time looking at his photography, it is remarkable: https://www.instagram.com/ervinjanek/

More about the exhibition, including Paul's notes from the opening speech can be found here: https://www.atkins.com.au/paul-atkins-the-captains-blog/ervin-belinda-and-sala