Wednesday, 5
The renovation would have been due two years ago. Most of the oil paint glaze had now completely dissolved. I've been thinking with several people about what a good solution would be. For example, to tile the walls. Finally, the painters suggested painting the walls with water-soluble terracotta floor paint and filling in the places where the clay blocks already had holes with a plaster mix. The upper part, which I called the cabin, was finally plastered and painted with white exterior paint (suviflex). I am very satisfied with the result.
Saturday, 1
Since it looks good, I extend the work of the month.
Friday, 16
Since I can no longer use my Facebook account with the app and only via the browser on my phone, where I have very limited options and can be logged out by the scammers at any time, I'm wondering if fb is still relevant to me. And not only that. I'm getting more and more scared and losing my trust in the internet. I find it complicated to protect myself.
At the same time, I'm becoming aware of the crucial role the internet plays in my life. Also this blog, with which I have made myself dependent in a way that a so-called withdrawal from the internet seems and actually is impossible to me. What I need is the support of friends in order not to lose confidence in general. By that I mean the feeling that friends are still there - even without the internet. During the 2016 elections in The Gambia, access to the internet was difficult and only partially possible. WhatsApp didn't work. That time I had only lived in Africa for half a year and that didn't seem to be a problem at all. Now, seven years later, it's different. I am summarizing, looking back. Since we live here in the hinterland and initially had no neighbours at all, the Internet has become our neighbors, so to speak. The relation to the world mainly was or is the internet. I get all my information from the net, research there as soon as a question arises. It obviously gives me a certain sense of security because I have the opportunity to find solutions there. But when it gets more and more difficult, I get afraid that I'm no longer up to the demands and that I'll fall out of the system. How about, for example, AI applications that are currently being discussed and mentioned everywhere? Can I only live with the help of this robot in the future? Do I need to be more positive and easygoing towards robots in general to survive?
Thursday, 15
Life goes on, even without Facebook though I try still. Yesterday I got to know about mail address which is now set as contact information and a phone number which is located in Nigeria. Everyone I tell about it is suprised and can't understand why they did it. What do they want or is it just about disrupting the system? I got access yesterday after sending a copy of my passport - got access without having received a code. I saw two devices logged in which I removed immediately. This was easy, no password required. However, I could not take any further steps to get full access because as I mentioned above the email address was changed and only via mail I would receive the security code if needed. The password as well was changed, so I couldn't remove this stranger's email address what requires a password. And I can't change the password because I don't know the one, which the scammers changed. Later they logged in again and threw me out. What a game. Seems I'm losing it. Even contacted facebook staff through Linkedin. One replied that it was not possible to get my account fully back. Maybe I can get by with Instagram and Linkedin. I am particularly sorry about the Art Space group, but also about the two sites Malola.net and House of Culture Tintinto. I created a new account to be able to connect to the group and the pages and to let my friends know about the situation. Like I do here. I am very frustrated, I tell you.
Saturday, 10
Finally, my facebook account was hacked yesterday as well. I was suddenly logged out on all my devices. When I tried to log in, it said my password had been changed half an hour ago. My account with my email address could no longer be found. When trying to send me a security code, the wrong email address was listed. Yes, now it got me. After 14 years of facebook. At the moment I am not willing to register again. The account had grown with a lot of photos, I was in charge of two pages and the artspace group, all of which is no longer possible.
Friday, 9
It was all about identification. They asked if I had a selfie in my instagram account what I affirmed. Then they demanded to take a video of my face; from the front as well as profile on the left and right. Uncomfortable situation, as if I was in the role of an arrestee who is then photographed from three sides along with a number. I asked myself where those photos are going even they confirmed that they would be deleted after 30 days and not used for biometric issues.
This morning I received the following email We weren't able to confirm your identity from the video you submitted. You can submit a new video and we'll review it again. As a matter of fact I wasn't surprised, because the picture isn't sharp. So I started the procedure again, but without selfie. I got into a loop several times, repeatedly kept ending up on the help page, until I found out that I should have checked to have my information renewed even though it was correct. As soon as I logged in on Instagram (finally with a new password), I got a message on fb messenger, from the same person as yesterday HELLO. This time it was clear to me, of course, it was spam and not written by the person who owns the account.
20200914 self portrait
Thursday, 8
My instagram account was hacked. I got an email by instagram that a person from Johannesburg tried to log in my account. At the same time I was asked on messenger for help to recover a friend's account and for that I got an sms with a code which I sent (still doing wrong - haha) per messenger. I think this is how it was hacked, but i hope I get my insta access back. I use it for photos only, no other kind of communication. This is what I like about it.
Wednesday, 7
I am tired of always doing wrong.
Thursday, 1
Since it's my birthday month, I chose a painting by a former me. When we went to the art academy with the art class that time and presented our work there to talk about the application, I was told that my paintings were immature. Of course I was hurt, but somehow I tried to accept it. In fact, I don't really see the point of the gallows either.
Art Space Work of the Month
Maren Schmidt-Löffler (1958) Untitled, oil on canvas, 1977, 56 x 47 cm