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SHADOW AND ACT: Al Jazeera Profiles ‘The New African Photography’ In 6-Episode Series

Al Jazeera English will premiere a new 6-episode series on Artscape, titled The New African Photography, which will document changes across the continent through the eyes of its photographers, in an effort to “take back control” of images of Africa with more nuanced, varied depictions of the continent, instead of the extremes we often get. Expect nods to pioneers like Malick Sidibé and autodidact Seydou Keïta.

The six episodes (one of which was executive produced by Viva Riva director Djo Munga) will premiere on April 22.

They are:

1. Invisible Borders (22 April 2013) Nigerian Emeka Okereke is the founder of Invisible Borders, an annual photographic project that takes African artists on a road trip across the continent. Invisible Borders follows Emeka and fellow Nigerian photographer Lilian Novo on the most recent journey, from Nigeria through Cameroon and Gabon. Emeka says, “Everywhere we go in Africa, we see our generation talking about doing things for themselves. This is the time to actually go in and experiment.”

2. The Red Dress (29 April 2013) Barbara Minishi is a leading fashion photographer in Kenya. For her latest project, Barbara swapped skinny models for normal people, photographing a wide range of women all wearing the same red dress, as a symbol of unity and national identity in the aftermath of the 2007 post-election violence in which more than 1 000 Kenyans were killed.MORE

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kilogramrose:

this got really out of hand hahaha

these are fantastic!

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carpaccioy-wasabi:

in memoriam

…the 2013 Boston Marathon mayhem, a month ago   在悼念


meghan-casey:

From Boston to Kabul with love. 

See the original post here.

thenearsightedmonkey:

Here is a poem Professor Old Skull wrote for her students during The Unthinkable Mind class.

After I picked myself some weird pods growing in the woods, the clouds burst open! So I wrapped ‘em up and took them home so they’d be safe when I opened ‘em up.  C:

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atompunk:

weareallprostitutesandjunkies:

Life On Other Planets

The science fiction magazine Fantastic Adventures shows us a glimpse of life on other planets from their 1939-1940 issues. While the alien designs are quite strange, they are meant to illustrate the different conditions on each planet, like gravity and atmosphere. All the planets besides Earth are included, even Pluto, plus Io, one of Jupiter’s moons.

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Connor is a champion, man - go read yourself this comic

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dollsahoy:

elizabethplaid:

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fer1972:

Zhang Xiangxi creates complete new worlds inside hollow TV sets

Relative to my obsession with dioramas. 

Related to what I want to do when I grow up

This, too, is forced perspective.

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spikedrewthis:

Oh hey look, it’s my favorite webcomic artist ever!

Just kidding we’re all like this.

Seriously. Don’t touch us.

smallfury:

Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC)

I went and had a look around the IPRC, which is essentially a one stop shop for those interested in the self-publishing scene in Portland. The facilities include; letterpress, screen printing, computers to use on site, an ever expanding zine library, as well as the use of typewriters, photocopiers, printers, guillotines, binding machines and anything else you might feasibly need.

They’ve been up and running for 15 years, and their space now is fantastic - sounds like it has come a long way from the days of “a photocopier in a closet”.

It is based on an affordable membership scheme, enabling anyone to get involved. They also do a lot of outreach projects, courses, and collaborate with local organisations.

Thanks to Chloe and Asher, two of the volunteers that let me wander around and distract many of their members. I left feeling somewhat envious that London hasn’t got anything quite like this to offer.

www.iprc.org

~sigh~ so glad places like this exist, thanks to hard working volunteers! Portland people, go and make some art!