tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22627443784493852572024-03-13T07:22:09.058-07:00The Art Of Concept PhotographyThe Art of Concept Photography, From the percpective of the Lone Ugandan female Photographer. Channeling the Spirit of her African Ancestors through the lens of a contemporary mindset.Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-7842183996597584992011-04-15T04:54:00.000-07:002011-04-15T04:54:47.867-07:00I am NOT an enemy to the State!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal">So this is to clarify I AM NOT a politician! I do not have the intention to anger or promote any kind of inciting of violence in any way shape or form. And if I do manage to offend or anger please be aware that it was not my immediate intention. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am simply of the belief that it is still my right (for however much longer I have it) to express and extend my opinion to those who are willing to hear it in a public and free forum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would also just like to say that the only reason I am in fact expressing myself on this issue publicly is because I feel that it is our right as citizens to peacefully express our issues with the current state of our country, and that the recent occurrences in KLA and all around UG can only be described as Neanderthal acts of bullying on the people.</div><div class="MsoNormal">O.K. so with that said….I think most people especially in UG probably already know what I want to talk about. For those of you who don’t this is a quick bullet point presentation to catch you up…. Basically what had happened was;</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>All our fuel prices in Uganda rose by a ridiculous amount of money </div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>So have all the prices for things like veggies, sugar, milk etc</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>As a result, the opposition of the current governing body <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>decided that they would activate the people (who were all already complaining about the rises) to activate themselves and become agents of change</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>They decided that they would abandon their cars and take the issues out of offices by walking to work and encouraging others to do the same</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>As a result the people gathered and began to walk to work, which seemingly pissed off the police, because (for those who may have thought otherwise) walking is a criminal offence</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>The walkers did not make noise, they did not promote/incite violence or ill behavior and they did not taunt or provoke the police who intercepted them at any point, simply saying that it was their choice to walk to work today.</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>As a result of all this peaceful action, OBVIOUSLY the police became irate, and as we know very well here in Uganda once the police become angry they call on their friends the military police and the anti-riot squad who always come fully equipped with the necessities, you know, tear gas, rubber bullets, real bullets and giant water hoses….</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think most of you can pretty much guess what happened when they arrived and it wasn’t pleasant, friendly or peaceful.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So that’s the juice of it. And why am I writing about it? After all it is blatantly unfair and there is maybe nothing I can do to radically change the situation. What will my words accomplish? Maybe nothing, but maybe they will encourage those who have been in the thick of it to not be defeated, and maybe someone will feel the gratitude I have for them for trying to benefit everyone with their actions, and maybe it will make those of us who haven’t done much or anything to support our fellow people and do what we can to contribute…. </div><div class="MsoNormal">It started when it became 3500ugsh for a liter of petrol. Starting my car I dread to look at the meter, I see two bars…a small sigh of relief, but is it a full two or is it going to be one soon? Either way I know I can make it from Kansanga to Kamwokya to pick up my daughter and get back home. I take a deep breath abandoning the vision of me and Imogen on the side of the road somewhere making that embarrassing call to say I ran out of fuel, and thank the universe (and my mother) for a very fuel efficient little runner! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then it hits me, it wasn’t too long ago that the fuel prices were much lower, where my 50,000ugsh fuel input would last me well over a week, and didn’t I just put fuel in my car? Am I not traveling the same distances, if anything I am moving around less than I used to? But in the thick of it, what can be done, I don’t have a friend who can get me a deal on some cheap fuel, and if fuel is up for me then it is the same for public transport providers so I might as well just keep using my car, after all I have it for convenience and I don’t see Imogen sitting peacefully in a taxi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And so we push these things to the back of our minds and just ‘deal’ with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The unchangeable facts that cannot be changed because you know that higher powers wouldn’t listen to your one lone voice anyway and might simply tell you to get a better paid job to suit your lifestyle, which is commonly said when you’re trying to convince people that being an artist is a legitimate career choice!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">And then someone said they were going to walk to work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And what logic! It’s free, and other people will do it too, so you’ll have company, but most importantly (not really but it was a vital point) it will most defiantly help me get back into my size 12’s comfortably! If anything I need to start walking for my figure!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The day everyone walked everywhere……I didn’t walk anywhere. To be honest I didn’t really have anywhere to go. But I felt grateful for the brothers and sisters who did, because really it was in my opinion a really great example of the capabilities of Ugandans as a united people to peacefully demonstrate their united opinions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was no violent agenda, no one made a fuss, and they simply walked.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Now in my opinion the ruckus was caused by the opposition parties, this is not to say that they are to blame for the violence, but obviously they were not walking in groups of 10 people, they had an entourage. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And this was done to show that as the people they were moving together on this journey both physically and politically.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a result, in order to assert themselves as the more powerful group the police (government) needed to stop their actions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What was not taken into consideration, in my opinion by the police (government) was that the people and in fact the politicians were not moving as entities of their political parties but simply and innocently as members of the general public who are displeased with their governing party. And therefore in bullying/attacking/keeping public decorum in fact what the police (government) were actually doing were creating more and more displeasure and distance between themselves and the public they are trying so hard to keep the peace for.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We cannot be ignorant by saying that the opposition had absolutely no political agenda of their own, but in my opinion it was not one which was offensive or threatening to the governing party. In fact I can only compare it to that of celebrities who swear off fur for PETA or become UN ambassadors. Not only does it increase their profile as Celebrities but they expose themselves to being considered of the people and for the people and their concerns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it is also not like this is the doing of just one political party, no I think there is credit to the fact that all of the opposition came together to say this is beyond our individual presidential aspirations, this is simply for the people and about the people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean they are not the only ones who took the opportunity to make a stand; they were supported by the taxi parks that refused customers and the boda bodas who halted themselves because they too are feeling the pinch by having to increase their transport prices to a place that their target markets cannot afford. And this to me does not sound like the political agenda of one but the unified opinion of the masses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">It is not only the fact that the police (government) are arresting people, when I first read about the likes of Mao and Besige <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being arrested my question was, ‘well what exactly did they charge him for exactly walking?’ Only to find out that the charge was ‘inciting violence.’ If I am honest, I had not seen any footage or pictures and so living in Uganda there was a part of me that thought that maybe some people had got rowdy as they are known to sometimes, but then I watched the news….Police pickups blocking roads and pulling up, arresting whichever opposition candidate with no problem and loading them into the back, and as they drive off the officer pulls the cap of the gas and throws it into the crowd! You see the back of one truck but also now the military pulling up to finish the job! Now I do not claim to be an expert on social behavior but I do pride myself of having some common sense, and well if you throw a crap load of teargas into a crowd and then shoot a bullet in the air I am almost 100% sure that this would cause a general state of pandemonium and disorganization! Now is that the fault of the people in the crowd or the fault of the clever young man who threw teargas at them and his friend who thought it would be funny to shoot some pigeons! </div><div class="MsoNormal">So that is my general opinion…..and where do we move forward from here? Part of me is hoping some of you my friends and peers will leave a little comment of inspirational thought, but on my front I think that it is now in the thick of it that we as the people need to soldier on! I love the t-shirts I been seeing people rocking and as an individual have made the active choice to walk from A to B as much as possible! I am going to drive to pick up my daughter this afternoon…. on one bar of fuel…… but I think we need to show those in control that we as a people will not be moved….And they as the governing body will have to realize that if they were voted in ‘fairly’ then surly they should be listening to the voices of their people, otherwise just tell us that we are living in a dictatorship and let us move on from there! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Below are some of the more powerful images from the press, the one that moved me the most is of the woman, not only because I am a woman, but as a mother I find it hard to believe that this young lady holding her heritage inside her and one of our future brothers or sisters would have deliberately put herself in the position to be harmed. Sometimes the casualties of war are not those at the forefront of the picket line but the bystanders who meant no harm and had no choice but to continue their days and lives trying to survive amongst the chaos.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">P.S If anyone knows where I can get a license to walk to let me know….I is after all one of those people who likes to be legitimate innit! Tho I do wonder how hard the test is… <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span> </div>Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-45527213706533708652011-01-23T12:55:00.000-08:002011-01-24T06:56:48.958-08:00Treasure Hunt......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwiBKbVXvEYlHdKnD4pZo25IRSaywKIUnYtHCEtNKlSuZQ4G6o7nsM2waFszGzclzyf6xoa1c_b4P28S79BgQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">I have so much I want to talk about today because it’s been a while since I updated so I am going to just run through.....I will probably try to make this as short and sweet as possible because it seems that my serene Sunday is being corrupted by the ‘pleasant’ sound of Radio and Weasel ‘singing’ their hearts out at the hotel behind my flat. And while I have no problem with these two lovely gentlemen it can be a very loud and intrusive distraction. Especially when I am trying to recap on a very inspirational sound I heard over the weekend....The Verses and Pros of one Mrs Ife Piankhi and her band....But onwards and upwards we can muffle out the pretend Jamaican accents with earphones which reduce them to a mumble and move forward! (I don’t mean to sound offensive I am the first to sing along to ‘Bread and Butter’ but I am not drunk enough and it has been such a pleasant Sunday afternoon)</div><div class="MsoNormal">SO....As I write, I replay the audio clips I took on Friday night. Trying to figure out how I can manifest what I feel into words on a page.... My friend Ife singing ‘Redemption Song’ and taking me through my ‘Black History’ using music and poetry. Prolific....is the word that springs to mind and I strongly suggest you click the links and have a listen to this Empress. Her words infuse world issues and personal triumphs to fill the soul and question the mind. She really is the first of her kind in Kampala, I mean it seems to be the start of a different type of music, not quite a song and not quite a poem and yet the more you hear the pieces the more you find yourself singing along to the chorus and listening to the verses. Accompanying her is her collective of artists and Instrumentalists. On the drums Kaya, a soft spoken and heartfelt percussionist who seems to meet every emotion with the heartbeat it deserves. And on the acoustics’ there is Frankie Ruin, a Doors obsesee who brings an element of darkness and soul to the mix, with his guitar playing the underbelly of the words being spoken....This is truly a good mix of all musical genre’s brought together by the poetic workings of Ife. You should really try and get at the clips while you read this post because bar my muffled Jamaican boys it really is putting me in a very serene mood! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">So on to the next! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TTySSQOC7FI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/nrlbLI-dH-I/s1600/BSY_6118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TTySSQOC7FI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/nrlbLI-dH-I/s200/BSY_6118.JPG" width="132" /></a><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TTyRg5GQFDI/AAAAAAAAAX0/DXDRF_rTpIg/s200/Jess+1.jpg" width="132" /><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TTyRmDy4jFI/AAAAAAAAAYA/BXCjHtz0W2A/s200/jess4.jpg" width="132" /> </div><div class="MsoNormal">There is a talented new designer called Kasoozi. Kasoozi is a young man who is affiliated with the Bavubuka Foundation (who by now you must know I have mentioned a million times!) He is a unique designer, who has until recently only seen himself as a semester, and young man with the gift of manifesting other people’s ideas into perfectly stitched designs. Kasoozi is capable of looking through the pages of Vogue and perfectly recreating the images he sees only he adds his own unique African touch to it which is completely brilliant and awe inspiring. And now it seems that he allowed the pages of Vogue to come alive, reform and reshape his ideas from simple mimics to inspiration which is forming his own unique and individual line of clothes. And it is refreshing; Kasoozi takes on the female form with great ease, using his dramatic flair to accentuate elements of the female form in an elegant and equally striking way. I hope you enjoy taking a look of some of his first pieces which I had the pleasure of shooting. The model in the images is a one Miss Jessica Mumford who is always a beauty to work with. </div><br />
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I want to talk about something I did a couple of weeks ago. So around two weeks ago a friend of mine by the name of Naomi invited me out to Jinja with her, the idea being to see if I could push my T-shirts and see if the event I host, Poetry In Session (the next one being on 24.01.2011 <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>), would find itself a listening audience in the area. Now whilst I don’t think that there is a huge poetry community in Jinja I did find a place to put some of my shirts (NRE) and I also met a very special little girl. I would just like to quickly thank her parents for letting me ramble on about her, they by the way own a really cool place where you can do horse ridding and stuff! Anyway, Kaya, a little girl who still believes in Treasure. Yes Treasure, I helped her find it in the stones we were moving about to help flatten the ground for a horse path (I assume it was for a horse path but quite frankly I wasn’t paying much attention after I was told we had treasure!). So we find treasure and we start to clean it, using anything we can, expensive hand soap, sponges and her dad’s toothbrush to reveal a somewhat uninteresting white stone. By Kaya is enthralled, telling me about the importance of this treasure, till eventually I start to see myself, part of the game, so keen to scrub all the dirt off of this treasure in the hopes of making this little princess happy. My imagination along with hers begins to open itself to all these possibilities and I find myself looking forward to the day when Imogen will be old enough to play these games with....So what is the importance of all of this....Well I will openly admit that for a second....It was Treasure....and it was Perfect! It felt nice to shed my usual thoughts and concerns about money, bills, work, family, friends etc and just indulge in the simplicity of having found treasure....which made me start to think about the treasures I already have in my life.....The little things I overlook and forget that I have.....The tiny insignificant seeds that start big Ideas....</div><div class="MsoNormal">I don’t make New Year Resolutions; I think that it is pointless to break promises to yourself, set unobtainable goals, or convince myself that last year was not exactly what I made it BUT IN FACT some accident that happened only so I can realize it this year and make everything better. No I do not make New Year Resolutions....but I do believe in Treasure....and this year I hope to open my eyes and my mind a little bit wider....that I might see more of it in everything I do!</div><div class="MsoNormal">Wow was that a bit cheesy? Maybe it’s due to the fact that they have switched to some serious power ballads/ love songs at the Diplomat....I seriously need more high tech earphones......</div>Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-78822663071387275802010-12-05T03:29:00.000-08:002010-12-05T03:29:18.239-08:00WARNING! THIS BLOG IS NOT OVERLY COMPLIMENTARY: Young Achievers and Wonder World...<link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link> <m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent><style>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPt1slUtbmI/AAAAAAAAAXk/-w_hVltHIjc/s1600/Thugz%2521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPt1slUtbmI/AAAAAAAAAXk/-w_hVltHIjc/s400/Thugz%2521.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">So I think I am going to start with a bit of complaining and then move on to the more fun stuff.... I think I will start with the Young Achievers Awards 2010.....last year I attended as I did this year as well and whilst I have respect for what is trying to be done I have to say that the second edition was a complete and utter disappointment. To begin with, unlike last year their seemed to be a serious lack of importance given to the actual nominees. As I sit in the back bleachers with two of them, I find it completely off key that firstly we have pay for drinks etc, whilst the VIP guests sit comfortably with their complementary drinks and such .....I hate to state the obvious but are the nominees not the whole reason we are all gathered here? I’m just sayin.....But really this is a massively disappointing change from last year where the Young Achievers themselves where in fact treated as ‘Achievers’ not the accompaniments to corporate and political face’s who claim to be ‘celebrating’ the achievements of young Ugandans.....more it seems like they are simply using the event to make themselves seem youth conscious.....There is a certain rapper who is trying to tap into the same ‘market’....but I don’t think we need to talk about him....Do you want another rap? Enough said......</div><div class="MsoNormal">I mean in all honesty I am really rather confused about the situation....We get told at the start that there is more funding for the event....only to be met with hard seats and well quite a boring programme, I can honestly say that had I not had to wait for certain categories I would have followed the flood of people who all left about 20seconds after H.E.Sevo! But for those of you who don’t know, or have not attended let me give you a bit of background on last year’s ceremony. Guests were greeted and seated and then treated to a simple but to the point ceremony which included a beautiful dinner. The entertainment was bland....and that was improved this year so I will have to give it some credit (although the sound was a bit off as was some lip-syncing). Last year there was a sense that all the guests, from the cooperate to the Achievers, and their guests were all as important as each other, they were all contributing factors to the night and we were all treated equally...which didn’t seem to be the case this year. I cannot be lead to believe that it is coincidence that certain people and nominees were placed in ‘V.I.P’ when they were not even ranking in the top 5 of their categories and I am not hating on them as they realistically did not pick their seats but there was something very disappointing about watching nominees squeeze their way from the back bleachers to the stage while others who are here to celebrate them sit in comfort.....It all seems a bit messed up to me.... </div><div class="MsoNormal">Also I just want it to be known that it was noticed that the Journalism, Art and Fashion and Entertainment categories were moved to the end, you know after the President had left the building and then rushed through like they needed to be over with as soon as possible....yeah thanks for showing the arts....or people with actual self expression not spoon fed to them by the education system....some recognition for their work....at least we can see how the arts and creativity are ranked in importance!</div><div class="MsoNormal">So what is my message to the Young Achievers Awards? You had a good thing going last year, and if this year you got more funding and yet the treatment and standards of the ceremony went down (at least the treatment of the nominees anyway) the question needs to be asked....’Where is all the Money?’ I’m not saying your corrupt....I’m just saying....maybe if you knew where it was....you could collect it together....save it up....and maybe next year treat your nominees with the respect, acknowledgement and sense of importance which you did last year instead of saving it only for those who are already established and ‘elite’....I won’t say anything about the actual V.I.P guests....only that they gave H.E.Sevo a Very listening and attentive ear....almost like they were all supporters....</div><div class="MsoNormal">But please don’t get me wrong I do think that the Young Achievers Awards stand for something good! I think that it is really good that they have set up this Award system which celebrates the Achievements of the Youth.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPt1u3Fd-CI/AAAAAAAAAXo/dd_JiOE75JQ/s1600/slide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPt1u3Fd-CI/AAAAAAAAAXo/dd_JiOE75JQ/s400/slide.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ok Enough of that!!!!! And on to some more positive things! So this Saturday I took the Ship Crew from the Bavubuka All Starz out to Wonder World for the day. The day itself was sponsored by firstly a friend of mine who sponsors one the crew Medi A.K.A Mc Ship and me as a kind of Xmas present. The day was really really really really FUN! I took Imogen with me and it was fun to see her get on rides for the first time and have fun with me in the bumper cars. But what was more fun....and more the point of the outing was to allow the kids to have KIDDY fun.... In the world, and the country we live in it seems that the youth have to grow up so fast. They have to use their initiative to make or create toys and they rarely get to enjoy the ‘luxuries’ of swimming pools or games and rides. And so I just wanted to have one day where my friends could experience the things that I, having grown up in London and having the means, have always taken for granted....things like Bumper Cars at fairs, the Rocking boat thing (the one with the pirates that always makes you feel like you left your tummy in the air), the ferris wheel and the best thing.... WATER SLIDES!!! And these are no ordinary kids, they MC constantly and have a policy of speaking out for those who cannot speak for themselves....they are constantly using their voices, words and actions to combat heavy social issues....and so I thought.....what do you give these prolific children for Xmas....how about a tiny taste on my childhood....real kiddie fun.....And that is what we did!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPt1xMALiqI/AAAAAAAAAXs/mtair5YMdAc/s1600/Play+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPt1xMALiqI/AAAAAAAAAXs/mtair5YMdAc/s400/Play+house.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">This last bit may not have been as long as my beginning rant....but to connect the two...ish....I really hope the organizers of the Young Achievers Award look into their functionality (and maybe find the answer somewhere in the rumoured 300Mil given to them), and look at who they are actually serving....is it the sponsors and the ‘elite’ of Uganda or is it the people who they are claiming to be giving recognition? Because what they are doing in Theory is good and I having spent the day with some brilliant young people cannot wait for them to get older, excel in their chosen fields and potentially get the recognition and appreciation that was shown in last year’s Young Achievers Awards.</div>Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-9989398650042456272010-12-02T16:22:00.001-08:002010-12-02T16:22:18.492-08:00It's all about me.....well and you too....<link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link> <m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent><style>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPg3V0-r0sI/AAAAAAAAAXc/Zt0GypmcyhE/s1600/33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPg3V0-r0sI/AAAAAAAAAXc/Zt0GypmcyhE/s400/33.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">What is the truth about beauty? Does it grow in our own minds or is it nurtured and formed in the minds of those who look t us, in men, women, in magazines and on television? To be honest it is probably a question bigger and more complex than what I currently have to offer you. All I have to offer in this blog is just one of my many opinions on the matter. Yesterday I found myself in what I can only describe as a True State of Beauty. And so I felt it only relevant too share it....and hope that other people can relate, and not just think I am some kind of crazy.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPg3T89nH9I/AAAAAAAAAXY/lHNaSypflaE/s1600/22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPg3T89nH9I/AAAAAAAAAXY/lHNaSypflaE/s320/22.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">It started when I woke up, felt fresh sheets under my skin and a voice in my mind whispering sweet words of compliment. And for the first time in a long time I believed what that voice was saying, without question or hesitation....yes I would look good in ‘that’ underwear, and yes today was the day to wear those skinny’s I had been waiting to feel confident in....No I didn’t want to wear anything totally out of the ordinary, but yes I was feeling every inch of what I was in. I didn’t brush my hair, my curls were perfect.....eyeliner....mascara not for any reason other than to enhance what I felt was in need of some attention....and then I thought you know what....I need to take a photograph of me....in this moment ....in this one, unique moment where from start to finish I have not had a single thought about anything or anyone except for my own perception of MY BEAUTY. My hips, my thighs, my lips and my eyes, all of them having had special attention paid to them. From looking at myself in my underwear in complete comfort and confidence to almost feeling saddened with every item of clothing I put on....only to then get another wave of confidence as the ensemble was getting nearer to completion.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">OK so I might be sounding and looking really random and a bit full of myself right now....but my point is this....I began to thin ‘when was the last time I actually dressed solely for me?’....without the element of consideration on the eyes that would find themselves gazing in my direction? Not for the conservativeness of meetings, or the acknowledgment from the man in my life.....or even for the saintliness of my father! When was the last time I dressed for me....feeling truly beautiful from the top of my head to the tips of my toes? And you know I couldn’t pin point it....Because quite frankly I rarely do it! Please, don’t get me wrong I am not the kind of woman who is constantly thinking about my body image or what I have to wear for people but I cannot deny the truth which is that as I look at myself in the mirror every morning before I go out, I not only give myself a ‘thumbs up’ from me....but also from the people I may potentially meet in my day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPg3Rw4ZvKI/AAAAAAAAAXU/fclAF_9X7t4/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPg3Rw4ZvKI/AAAAAAAAAXU/fclAF_9X7t4/s320/11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Wait.....</div><div class="MsoNormal">am I rambling a bit....</div><div class="MsoNormal">back to the point I was getting back to....</div><div class="MsoNormal">which was the pictures.....</div><div class="MsoNormal">Yes....</div><div class="MsoNormal">I decided that in order to celebrate this feeling naturally I should photograph it! Out comes the tripod....Set up camera.....put on auto timer and think you know what! I deserve a soft box or light as much as the next person! So out it comes.....fully set up and ready to go! Snap! Snap! And I am out the door! But why? Well part of it was in fact to see if I actually looked as ‘hot’ as I felt but also and more importantly because I want to capture this moment of me! The best way I know how.....with my camera....I wanted to remember my moment of true beauty so that the next time I am feeling shaken I can present myself with Proof of this moment..... Because it is hard sometimes to feel beautiful without justification or affirmation from others....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPg3W0MN1LI/AAAAAAAAAXg/l3HuL0KFNvM/s1600/profile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPg3W0MN1LI/AAAAAAAAAXg/l3HuL0KFNvM/s320/profile.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Plus....In my opinion beauty is connected to how we feel.....we have the same nose we had yesterday, the same lips, the same hips, the same tummy.....but each day it is the mind which tells us what to pick on....what not to love and what to accentuate or dumb down.....so for one day I wanted to remember that I was utterly and completely perfect....my hips were big enough....my stomach flat enough, my eyes big enough and my lips lush enough..... So homework....and this goes to the boys as well because I have a sneaky suspicion you feel like this sometimes too....Take a minute.....look at yourself and love yourself completely...because as the world is turning we are expecting too much from other people by way of affirmation of self....If you feeling it...and by ‘it’ I mean how you look and feel....take THAT picture....or draw or write....but try and capture it as a reminder! I saw my baby girl today and I told her she was beautiful.....I saw my eyes in her eyes and I saw that there was nothing wrong with her having my nose on her face or my hair on her head....true beauty (or at least an element of it) is doing things for yourself....putting together the elements of what we were given to make ourselves happy and not the eyes we aim to please....</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Till next time....be blessed!</div>Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-37536287012249052882010-11-27T11:29:00.000-08:002010-11-27T11:29:26.498-08:00The First Poetry In Session<link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link> <m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent><style>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFG4bB0xDI/AAAAAAAAAWI/leRddlnaZ9c/s1600/_IGP8884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFG4bB0xDI/AAAAAAAAAWI/leRddlnaZ9c/s320/_IGP8884.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Ok so it is over and done with, my very first event organized all by myself! Well not all by myself I had some help in the form of Bavubuka All Starz Gilbert, on media, Blaze on the technics and Babaluku on sound and vibes, and of course Isha’s! But I can’t deny it felt good to be the boss! Be able to set things out how I wanted and to really put all the elements together to make the night move and flow the way I wanted it..... But enough of that the real stars of the night were my Poet Family! Who were absolutely brilliant, I love that feeling when someone is speaking and all you want to do is close your eyes, lean back and let their words wash over you! In my next blog....or maybe tomorrow I will post up some clips of my favorite poems and moments, but really every poet had their own vibe.....from the acoustics of Waterfalls to the spirit of Sister Ife all the way to Jason’s humor and jest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHKWpJptI/AAAAAAAAAWY/cSefWqXXEzc/s1600/_IGP8886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHKWpJptI/AAAAAAAAAWY/cSefWqXXEzc/s200/_IGP8886.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHLrLHGBI/AAAAAAAAAWc/2NsfCJzmqTs/s1600/_IGP8899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHLrLHGBI/AAAAAAAAAWc/2NsfCJzmqTs/s200/_IGP8899.jpg" width="133" /></a><span id="goog_887245808"></span><span id="goog_887245809"></span>But all in all I am inspired! And motivated! I want to take it to Jinja, Ebbs EVERYWHERE! I know it’s a bit quick but it’s all in the works and it is all down to this positive response! My mum came out, and I don’t think she really knew what all my ‘poetry business’ was about, until she came out and lived it...Brilliant! </div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">So for those of you who may be wondering what I am babbling about basically (if you don’t want to read my last blog <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>) I held my company’s first event....’Poetry In Session’ it is a night inspired by the Spoken Truth movement where Artists, Poets and Writers congregate to share, express and inspire to a listening audience.....As a Poets, Writer and Expressionists I was quite frankly starting to get sick of competing with the chinks of glasses and the incessant sound of chatter that is encountered through most readings, and so the only thing to be done was to ‘borrow’ from the Spoken Truth template (Which is more high energy MC’s, Comedian’s, Dancers etc) and create a space solely for the poets and writers of KLA City. The event just wanted to be an intimate gathering of people who were coming out solely for the pleasure of listening to poets and friends showcase the Art of Spoken Word to a more listening ear. And we really found it at Isha’s which is appropriately names ‘Isha’s Hidden Treasure’s’ because it really is a treasure....in the heart of Kamwokya a little oasis that has this Cheers meets Uni bar feel. And by that I mean that it is friendly and inviting, everyone knows everyone and if they don’t know you they will surely make a point of asking you where you’re from and welcome you into the community. At the same time though the space is very intimate and private, with a sense of romance and quiet, beautifully decorated with iron wall pieces and the most exquisite bone lamps.....AND THEN THERE IS THE GALLERY! But basically what I am saying is that I found this little oasis (with some help from my friend Rosa) and I think that I should be telling everyone to run through it if you’re feeling for that quiet space to chill relax and play Scrabble (yes Scrabble.....you know it’s the best of the board games!)</div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHgFIp2wI/AAAAAAAAAW4/c5NVNJYgEv0/s1600/_IGP8913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHgFIp2wI/AAAAAAAAAW4/c5NVNJYgEv0/s200/_IGP8913.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHiKaZQ-I/AAAAAAAAAW8/p7rxZMqMLsk/s1600/_IGP8933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHiKaZQ-I/AAAAAAAAAW8/p7rxZMqMLsk/s200/_IGP8933.jpg" width="200" /></a><o:p></o:p>But all in all I am feeling very blessed this week people! And I just want to thank all the poets who came out, the listening ears that came to hear, and the fam that came to support. Not to mention my mum for her PA system, Bavubuka for being the back bone of technical operations, Isha’s for the space and forum and Spoken Truth for the inspiration! The next poetry in Session is on the 21<sup>st</sup> of December and I will keep you posted on that one.... </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Till next time (I am trying to go photograph at this Buddhist retreat which should be fun!) </div><div class="MsoNormal">Peace, Love and Blessings to all the travellers, friends and Revolutionaries out there....We may be a million miles away but as I sit on my stairs, looking out on Kampala, I can feel your hearts beat and your minds manifest dreams into reality, and as I finish I know that the world is full of possibilities!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Photography and video by Gilbert Frank Daniels and Editing done by moi! The rest of the photo's can be seen at<a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23517&id=100001080127583"> Masaani Facebook</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">And also check out some of these links.....<a href="http://mphoebe.wordpress.com/"> Phoebe Mutesi</a>: <a href="http://mphoebe.wordpress.com/">http://mphoebe.wordpress.com/</a><a href="http://mphoebe.wordpress.com/">http://mphoebe.wordpress.com/</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.spokentruthug.blogspot.com/">Spoken Truth</a>: <a href="http://www.spokentruthug.blogspot.com/">http://www.spokentruthug.blogspot.com/</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23517&id=100001080127583#%21/masaani">Masaani</a>: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23517&id=100001080127583#%21/masaani">http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23517&id=100001080127583#!/masaani</a></div>Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-81683326661123243882010-11-27T10:59:00.001-08:002010-11-27T10:59:10.943-08:00The First Poetry In Session<link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link> <m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent><style>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFG4bB0xDI/AAAAAAAAAWI/leRddlnaZ9c/s1600/_IGP8884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFG4bB0xDI/AAAAAAAAAWI/leRddlnaZ9c/s320/_IGP8884.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Ok so it is over and done with, my very first event organized all by myself! Well not all by myself I had some help in the form of Bavubuka All Starz Gilbert, on media, Blaze on the technics and Babaluku on sound and vibes, and of course Isha’s! But I can’t deny it felt good to be the boss! Be able to set things out how I wanted and to really put all the elements together to make the night move and flow the way I wanted it..... But enough of that the real stars of the night were my Poet Family! Who were absolutely brilliant, I love that feeling when someone is speaking and all you want to do is close your eyes, lean back and let their words wash over you! In my next blog....or maybe tomorrow I will post up some clips of my favorite poems and moments, but really every poet had their own vibe.....from the acoustics of Waterfalls to the spirit of Sister Ife all the way to Jason’s humor and jest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHKWpJptI/AAAAAAAAAWY/cSefWqXXEzc/s1600/_IGP8886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHKWpJptI/AAAAAAAAAWY/cSefWqXXEzc/s200/_IGP8886.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHLrLHGBI/AAAAAAAAAWc/2NsfCJzmqTs/s1600/_IGP8899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHLrLHGBI/AAAAAAAAAWc/2NsfCJzmqTs/s200/_IGP8899.jpg" width="133" /></a><span id="goog_887245808"></span><span id="goog_887245809"></span>But all in all I am inspired! And motivated! I want to take it to Jinja, Ebbs EVERYWHERE! I know it’s a bit quick but it’s all in the works and it is all down to this positive response! My mum came out, and I don’t think she really knew what all my ‘poetry business’ was about, until she came out and lived it...Brilliant! </div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">So for those of you who may be wondering what I am babbling about basically (if you don’t want to read my last blog <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>) I held my company’s first event....’Poetry In Session’ it is a night inspired by the Spoken Truth movement where Artists, Poets and Writers congregate to share, express and inspire to a listening audience.....As a Poets, Writer and Expressionists I was quite frankly starting to get sick of competing with the chinks of glasses and the incessant sound of chatter that is encountered through most readings, and so the only thing to be done was to ‘borrow’ from the Spoken Truth template (Which is more high energy MC’s, Comedian’s, Dancers etc) and create a space solely for the poets and writers of KLA City. The event just wanted to be an intimate gathering of people who were coming out solely for the pleasure of listening to poets and friends showcase the Art of Spoken Word to a more listening ear. And we really found it at Isha’s which is appropriately names ‘Isha’s Hidden Treasure’s’ because it really is a treasure....in the heart of Kamwokya a little oasis that has this Cheers meets Uni bar feel. And by that I mean that it is friendly and inviting, everyone knows everyone and if they don’t know you they will surely make a point of asking you where you’re from and welcome you into the community. T the same time though the space is very intimate and private, with a sense of romance and quiet, beautifully decorated with iron wall pieces and the most exquisite bone lamps.....AND THEN THERE IS THE GALLERY! But basically what I am saying is that I found this little oasis (with some help from my friend Rosa) and I think that I should be telling everyone to run through it if you’re feeling for that quiet space to chill relax and play Scrabble (yes Scrabble.....you know it’s the best of the board games!)</div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHgFIp2wI/AAAAAAAAAW4/c5NVNJYgEv0/s1600/_IGP8913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHgFIp2wI/AAAAAAAAAW4/c5NVNJYgEv0/s200/_IGP8913.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHiKaZQ-I/AAAAAAAAAW8/p7rxZMqMLsk/s1600/_IGP8933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TPFHiKaZQ-I/AAAAAAAAAW8/p7rxZMqMLsk/s200/_IGP8933.jpg" width="200" /></a><o:p></o:p>But in all I am feeling very blessed this week people! And i just want to thank all the poets who came out, the listening ears that came to hear, and the fam that came to support. Not to mention my mum for her PA system, Bavubuka for being the back bone of technical operations, Isha’s for the space and forum and Spoken Truth for the inspiration! The next poetry in Session is on the 21<sup>st</sup> of December and I will keep you posted on that one.... </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Till next time (I am trying to go photograph at this Buddhist retreat which should be fun!) </div><div class="MsoNormal">Peace, Love and Blessings to all the travellers, friends and Revolutionaries out there....We may be a million miles away but as I sit on my stairs, looking out on Kampala, I can feel your hearts beat and your minds manifest dreams into reality, and as I finish I know that the world is full of possibilities!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Photography and video by Gilbert Frank Daniels and Editing done by moi! The rest of the photo's can be seen at<a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23517&id=100001080127583"> Masaani Facebook</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">And also check out some of these links.....<a href="http://mphoebe.wordpress.com/"> Phoebe Mutesi</a>: <a href="http://mphoebe.wordpress.com/">http://mphoebe.wordpress.com/</a><a href="http://mphoebe.wordpress.com/">http://mphoebe.wordpress.com/</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.spokentruthug.blogspot.com/">Spoken Truth</a>: <a href="http://www.spokentruthug.blogspot.com/">http://www.spokentruthug.blogspot.com/</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23517&id=100001080127583#%21/masaani">Masaani</a>: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23517&id=100001080127583#%21/masaani">http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23517&id=100001080127583#!/masaani</a></div>Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-49018185689320377702010-11-18T06:58:00.000-08:002010-11-18T11:00:11.790-08:00Diary of a Juilliard Miracle and Poetry In Session<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TOU7vHj_dgI/AAAAAAAAAV0/Sji8SiLDdgY/s1600/Triptic+1+compressed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TOU7vHj_dgI/AAAAAAAAAV0/Sji8SiLDdgY/s400/Triptic+1+compressed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So it has been a while since I last posted anything, but i am telling you people it is not my fault! Sometimes it seems like the dictionary is too small and the English vocabulary to limited to express the emotions of a stunted artist and writer. But it is true, recently I have been feeling very unable to write.....I needed inspiration, a breath of fresh air....a muse.....<br />
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And I found two, one in the visual form and one in the literary form. And so let me start with the visual. A beautiful and talented young lady called Jessica. Jessica is applying for Juilliard on the 1st of March (coincidently my birthday). She is a talented and beautiful young dancer who is passionate about African Contemporary Dance and once you meet her you can’t help but want to photograph her, her shape, her form, her spirit. Everything about this humble young lady just blows you away! And she believes it would be a MIRACLE for her to get into Juilliard. So I told her along with her talent she can also have my birthday Luck! So I titled her session The Diary of a Juilliard Miracle, not because I believe that it would be a miracle but because it was refreshing to hear someone still believe in them, especially when she is already so talented.<br />
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And so these are my observations. (And please do click on the photos I don’t think their size does the justice). Going through the pictures I am not 100% sure that she will approve of all my choices....(one non perfect foot included in my black and white triptic) but the reason for them is simple, we are not perfect, but faith, practice and perseverance will always remind us to aim higher, do better and appreciate all that we achieve. I don't think that she needs a miracle, but I do believe she will get hers! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And so now onto my second inspiration. I am finally taking the plunge, and starting my own event! I am excited, and completely petrified to be honest. The event in question is called 'Poetry In Session' It aims at being a small and intimate event which brings together poets, writers and artist to perform and express themselves to a welcoming audience. For a long time I have been involved in an event called Spoken Truth, a forum which brings youth to the foreground and really was a pioneering force in giving poets, mc's and writers a platform to express themselves (they are also having an event on the 20th in Makindye, and yes this is a little plug!). And it was from my love of Spoken Truth, with its high energy and combination of Spoken Word and Hip Hop that I decided it was time for me to put my vision into practice, someone had paved the way for me to know take on an event which before Spoken Truth might have otherwise been ignored! And so here I am....looking for equipment, speakers, microphones and most importantly writers, to congregate and appreciate with me the art of the poet, the writer and the artist. And Isha's Hidden Treasures in Kamwokya (last turning before the police station, I know another plug but it’s my blog people!) is the perfect place to do it, the small intimate courtyard, the gallery, the organic space. This really has been a new experience for me! And I am hoping that all who read will come out and support....I hate to get ahead of myself, but I am back! the creative juices are flowing and I want everyone to come out and be a part of it....after all I need something to spark of my next post!</div><br />
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So Love, Peace and Blessings People....<br />
(and thank you to everyone who felt the need to call when I hadn't posed for a while!)<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Over the past week I have been trying to expand my portfolio by looking into some simple beauty shots. Shots that are not high in content or theme but fully represent the beauty of the women within them in a simple but powerful way. With the help of Mushana and my some unique pieces from my mother’s Vintage collection I shot last Wednesday with a group of my friends. The investigation for this week was simple, beauty, and what does it stir inside us. I invited four of my friends, who I think are beautiful and striking in their own ways and began to start the process.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">So since my last entry, I have happily settled back into Kampala. Rested my head a bit and finished my ‘readjustment’ phase. And then on to my first venture. With a week before the event I started the process of designing my own t-shirts. Inspired by the Bavubuka All Starz and Babaluku’s Shirt designs I thought it was high time that I began to empower women with my visions, creating and collaborating to design and make my first t-shirts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TBDCl1wIsCI/AAAAAAAAAT0/Vkx7iSax4Kw/s1600/BSY_3595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TBDCl1wIsCI/AAAAAAAAAT0/Vkx7iSax4Kw/s320/BSY_3595.JPG" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">My inspiration comes from myself, and trying to find a way to empower women by designing something simple but powerful, that has a positive message and moves people to wear and appreciate it. This is why I went for the ‘Phenomenal Woman’ slogan. With thanks to Dr Maya Angelou, this was the first of her poems that I ever read. And it was in those moments that my mind began to change, and I began to see myself from a completely different perspective. I began to look at myself less from the point of view of others and more for myself and for my own benefit. It was the first time I knew that I was beautiful despite the opinion of other people. That my breasts, hips, legs and lips were enviable and not ugly, and that it was ok….no, better than ok to just love myself for exactly who I was. And so it only seemed natural for this to be my first design. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><meta content="" name="Title"></meta> <meta content="" name="Keywords"></meta> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta> <meta content="Microsoft Word 2008" name="Generator"></meta> <meta content="Microsoft Word 2008" name="Originator"></meta> <link href="file://localhost/Users/sebroberts/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link> <style>
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</style> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TBDCWM6fDtI/AAAAAAAAATs/duCqh6bA0sY/s1600/BSY_3577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TBDCWM6fDtI/AAAAAAAAATs/duCqh6bA0sY/s320/BSY_3577.JPG" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Saturday was my first event since I came back to Kampala. With the help of the Bavubuka All Starz I printed and sold my very first tee shirt designs and I have never felt better. It was a beautiful and truthful experience to print my shirts in an organic and encouraging environment. Be part of the entire process and at the same time be with my friends and Bavubuka family with all of their positive energy going into the production line. The Bavubuka All Starz are starting their own t-shirt printing company and I thought that this was a great way to get the ball rolling, by not only showcasing my products but at the same time using the Street art fair as an opportunity to showcase their talents as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TBDD2RcFjlI/AAAAAAAAAUU/T1eVHQOrCVc/s1600/BSY_3662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TBDD2RcFjlI/AAAAAAAAAUU/T1eVHQOrCVc/s200/BSY_3662.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">The day begins slowly, with a mass of tents all lined up on one very LONG road. My tent is at the opposite end of the general mass, and at first I am a bit weary of how much we will see. But I optimistic, and rightly so. As the day moves on we are met with a multitude of interesting and diverse people. All wanting to represent themselves, their sisters, daughters and wives. I wanted to just celebrate how beautiful and powerful we all were and it felt good to have women of all different races and cultures celebrate with me. To watch a group of three Chinese sisters and brother all pick out their t-shirts and walk away with them, and to see a father by one for his daughter telling her this was the kind of thing she should celebrate, the day has been truly blessed and I am glad to be a part of it. But it is far from over. Another aim for my day was to use this opportunity to give back to my community in a positive and fun way. And so, as a participant (whenever possible) and a fan, I decided to activate the Bavubuka All Starz and my friends to go out and give some FREE HUGS. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TBDDiAl-2JI/AAAAAAAAAUM/sefYzcWK4Kk/s1600/BSY_3776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TBDDiAl-2JI/AAAAAAAAAUM/sefYzcWK4Kk/s320/BSY_3776.JPG" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">This I must say has truly been the highlight of my day. After all Hugs are FREE and they can only make you feel better. The whole point of us going out and giving free hugs was really to just get into the community and spread some love and positivity to people in the hopes of just making someone smile and feel good about themselves. And I think it worked! I can honestly say there was only one person who when asked if they wanted a hug said “thank you for the offer but no.” </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TBDFgZdOOPI/AAAAAAAAAUk/zghXNOLS7jc/s1600/BSY_3729.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/TBDFgZdOOPI/AAAAAAAAAUk/zghXNOLS7jc/s320/BSY_3729.JPG" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">All in All the day was a positive one, a good collection of people who were out to celebrate the beauty and progression of Ugandan Artists, and spend time enjoying the atmosphere of the day. I encourage everyone to look out for the video clips which I will attach soon, check out Bavubuka’s All Starz showcasing their talents at the Hip Hop Canvas tent, or just appreciate some of Uganda’s fresh young talent. </div> <br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">From the busy streets of New York to my Kampala touchdown, the journey has been long and liberating. And as I sit here I feel the need to first reflect on my leaving the city that never sleeps. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S-8PHRCW6qI/AAAAAAAAASk/k462I2vJjC8/s1600/BSY_2795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S-8PHRCW6qI/AAAAAAAAASk/k462I2vJjC8/s200/BSY_2795.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S-8Tn6YlESI/AAAAAAAAATM/9DaByilCCFY/s1600/h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S-8Tn6YlESI/AAAAAAAAATM/9DaByilCCFY/s200/h.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
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I think I have to start with my family. Some old and some new who have made this trip worth every breathing moment.<a href="http://www.mushana.com/"> Mushana, </a>women working under one sun, I met Angela through a friend Babaluku Coolbaba. Angela and her husband John work double time to create and push Ugandan Art. Her company helps to sustain a community of women and children in Uganda through art and bead work. Taking raw materials and turning them into beautiful art pieces with the help of jewelers such as Trevor Hartman. But what has been most capturing about meeting these people are their welcoming spirits and support in all endeavors, going above and beyond to make sure you are always in the right place at the right time, sharing contacts and networks openly in order to support the arts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My last night in New York I was privileged enough to attend, with my <a href="http://www.mushana.com/">Mushana</a> Family, a gathering of women at the Fairleigh Dickinson University to hear the prolific Maya Angelou speak and recite. From the notes I have scribbled into the program I can feel the same gratitude to her as I did in those moments of listening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S-8OujN3AEI/AAAAAAAAASU/YfK6bOzmgzs/s1600/BSY_2784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S-8OujN3AEI/AAAAAAAAASU/YfK6bOzmgzs/s320/BSY_2784.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">From the moment she walks on stage I feel my heart stop beating, frozen in awe the room is filled with silence and she sits on the tiny platform with nothing but a seat and a microphone. I only have two minutes to take any photograph with a flash, as the rest of the time it is not permitted. I almost feel like taking pictures might cause me to miss something crucial! And she sings, loud and inspirationally, it feels like I have goose pimples coming out from my bones. The subject matter, jokes about her childhood, her grandmother, her abuse, and everyone’s ability to be a Rainbow in Somebody’s Cloud. The woman is beautiful and elegant, making the crowd laugh and move with every word spoken. I hope that all of you can hear a caption of her words as you are reading this from the link I have attached to the bottom of the blog. I leave this experience with a deep sense of her words and an appreciation of my ‘Rainbows’ past present and the ones still to come. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S-8Q1KZBMgI/AAAAAAAAAS8/6tOdnYKDNgU/s1600/BSY_2839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S-8Q1KZBMgI/AAAAAAAAAS8/6tOdnYKDNgU/s200/BSY_2839.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S-8SEC8YvzI/AAAAAAAAATE/Z-SSjrm5SX4/s1600/BSY_2907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S-8SEC8YvzI/AAAAAAAAATE/Z-SSjrm5SX4/s200/BSY_2907.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">My evening moves quickly on to a second event. Hip Hop Saves<br />
Lives. An organization that uses Hip Hop as a tool to support communities and causes through benefit shows and events. Tonight’s activities aim is to fundraise for water pumps in Haiti and it is a blessing to see artist and friends step up in an effort to help their peers. There is a massive atmosphere of love and support in the room and the artists photographed bellow are just some of the performs. However, being a Ugandan I must focus on showcasing our representative, Babaluku Coolbaba and his friend Okai from Negus. Okai, originally from Haiti plays the Jemba with rhythm and passion alongside Babaluku. The message is an empowerment of self and the want to put back into the community. Both artists present a perfect example of Luga Flow and although both speak different languages the message is still heard loud and clear.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>New York JFK two-hour delay…..seven hour flight…..transit London Heathrow ten hours….London Heathrow eight hour flight to Entebbe….forty five minute drive to Kampala…..I am tired. But I can’t sleep trying to find the conclusion to my travels. And wanting to thank everyone who helped me on my trip to progress my projects and allowed me into the spirit of the work they do with young people globally please take a minute to check out the links below:</div><div class="MsoNormal">Bavubuka Foundation: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2128344710">Facebook</a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=1371992232979#%21/babaluku?ref=ts"> </a> <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/babaluku">CDBaby</a> <a href="http://www.bavubuka.org/">Website</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Mushana: <a href="http://www.mushana.com/">Website </a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Maya Angelou: <a href="http://mayaangelou.com/">Website</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Sulu Nation: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=1371992232979#%21/group.php?gid=155388419558&ref=ts">Facebook</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">The Smart Chicks: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/simonewritespoems?ref=ts">Simone Jacobson</a> <a href="http://www.biribelle.com/">BiriBell Fashion</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/Lunchboxtheory">LunchBoxTheory</a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2128344728">Tane<span id="goog_2128344725"></span><span id="goog_2128344726"></span></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/simonewritespoems?ref=ts#%21/pages/Tanekeya-Word/37260207167?ref=ts">keya Word </a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Negus: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=1371992232979#%21/NegusWorldEnterprises?ref=ts">Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.negusworld.com/">Website</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Noah G-Pop: <a href="http://www.noahgpop.com/">Website</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Toni Blackman: Artist and activist <a href="http://www.toniblackman.com/">Website</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Trinity Hip Hop Festival: <a href="http://trinityhiphop.org/">Website</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Hip Hop Saves Lives: <a href="http://www.hiphopsaveslives.org/index.htm">Website</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Also look out for my next shoot for Mushana and the Contemporary Tribe, until then Peace, Love and Blessings…<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">the quality of the video is not so great but the sound speaks for itself....if you cant see this follow the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRLVP9qCBUs">LINK</a> </span></div> </div></div><div style="display: block; margin: 10px auto; text-align: center;"><div id="1_d5ce2220_5ff1_11df_b6b0_0019b9b841a0_anchor" style="color: black; display: block; font-size: 8px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><br />
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<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VRLVP9qCBUs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VRLVP9qCBUs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-65377767547916919412010-04-16T07:07:00.000-07:002010-04-16T07:11:07.340-07:00Trinity Hip-Hop Festival 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S8hqLta2poI/AAAAAAAAAR8/GKBQ3T_tj3Y/s1600/BSY_9743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S8hqLta2poI/AAAAAAAAAR8/GKBQ3T_tj3Y/s400/BSY_9743.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>“This is a Public Service Announcement. Hip-Hop is locked up in prison and Hip-Hop is free. Hip-Hop is poor, and Hip-Hop is rich. Hip-Hop is art. Rap costs money but Hip-Hop does not. Hip-Hop is education. Hip-Hop is law. Hip-Hop is health care. Hip-Hop is protest. Not just when rappers show up at the protest to promote their new album. Hip-Hop is protest even when rapper don’t show up, and its just heads from the block, standing together in the rain and the cold” (Hoch, 2002, taken from Words.Beats.Life “The Global Journal of Hip-Hop and Culture”)<br />
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This is the first quote which I think fully encapsulated the essence of the 5th Annual Trinity Hip-Hop Festival. A collection of Artists and Fans congregating under one roof to celebrate the nature and unity of the global concept of Hip-Hop.<br />
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This weekend I spent time and traveled from New York to Connecticut to involve myself in this event. Preparing myself to be educated on the true essence of Hip-Hop. Along with my friends Angela from Mushana and Babaluku from the Bavubuka All Starz I looked to explore how this event could relate to a Ugandan Based Movement whilst miles away. What I found was a collection of minds willing and wanting to explore every corner of Hip-Hop from around the Globe. The encouragement of the mother tongue, and the acceptance of Hip-Hop as not singing and rapping for monetary gain but a tool which transforms and changes lives and even governing bodies through the presentation of truth and the community efforts of Social Change.<br />
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How did this event move me as an African Based Photographer? For a while I have been formulating and conceptualizing my Contemporary Tribe Project and as an African Based Photographer was looking to explore an event which claims to encourage, nurture and promote Global Hip-Hop. After all these minds are the perfect representation of the Contemporary Tribe, collections of people who believe in the same concepts but are spread around the world pushing for their own revolutions whilst trying to collectively gain awareness of their indigenous struggles.<br />
At face value the room is filled with a mass of Hip-Hop Artists and enthusiasts, but brushing past tables and conversations it becomes clear that this is not your average collection of human beings. As you move through the first apparent tones in conversations is that of an introduction, networking from every angle. Move forward to the noticing of dialects, Arabic, French, <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/5557777">Wolof</a>, Spanish, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F73dwrjbb-Q">Luganda</a>, and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/shokantimusic">Creole</a>. And finally to variation of subjects, from Hip-Hop to Cuba, Africa to America and the universal messages of social change, unity, community and smiles on the faces of the youth they represent. This is one sect of the Contemporary Tribe. A group of people from many walks of life each celebrating their cultures together under one medium Hip-Hop.<br />
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There was one particular spirit amongst these that blew me away. That was of ‘The Reminders’ front lady Aja Black. A Mother, Wife and the combination of her and her husband spreading inspirational messages through a Reggae and Hip-Hop fusion. I photographed her as part of my collection after her performance, allowing her to formulate her own dots as a representation of her own indigenous spirit.<br />
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Check out more photographs and videos and relevant links:<br />
KRS-ONE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/roshankarmali#p/a/u/1/DdcEuDhnZUI">http://www.youtube.com/user/roshankarmali#p/a/u/1/DdcEuDhnZUI</a><br />
The Reminders: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X4NQjnnWeI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X4NQjnnWeI</a><br />
Shokanti: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/shokantimusic">http://www.myspace.com/shokantimusic</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bavubuka.org/">www.bavubuka.org</a><br />
<a href="http://www.trinityhiphop.com/">www.trinityhiphop.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.templeofhphop.com/">www.templeofhphop.com</a>Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-76793195985404873852010-04-08T13:38:00.000-07:002010-04-08T14:15:57.583-07:00Taking The First Bite...<meta content="" name="Title"></meta> <meta content="" name="Keywords"></meta> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta> <meta content="Microsoft Word 2008" name="Generator"></meta> <meta content="Microsoft Word 2008" name="Originator"></meta> <link href="file://localhost/Users/sebroberts/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link> <style>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">As the beat of Kampala moves through the soil and up through the tarmac and potholes I am lifted. Through space and time watching the dark lake beneath me move further into the distance. And my mind begins to work overtime. This journey through the sky brings a space and forum for my own mind to process itself and understand where it is going. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><meta content="" name="Title"></meta> <meta content="" name="Keywords"></meta> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta> <meta content="Microsoft Word 2008" name="Generator"></meta> <meta content="Microsoft Word 2008" name="Originator"></meta> <link href="file://localhost/Users/sebroberts/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link> <style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal">The people I have met so far have been nothing less than a blessing, with beautiful ideas, careers and motivation. The first of these people I wanted to tell people about was the ‘<a href="http://www.mushana.com/">Mushana</a>’ Family. ‘Mushana’ meaning ‘Sun’ is a company who takes Ugandan beads and uses them to make fashionable jewelry; this jewelry goes on to help sustain the women making them in the village by providing a constant source of income. Angela and her family have been the warmest most well spirited people I have met in a long time.</div><div class="MsoNormal">New York, the busiest place I have ever seen. People walking at a constantly fast pace as if they are all late for something. It seems as if time is moving quicker here than anywhere else in the world and every turn is a photograph. I wonder, through streets and streets trying to find the next place to stop and absorb my surroundings. I began my first day in New York with the Art Expo, an event organized with the aim of providing new and upcoming artists with a platform to put themselves out there to dealers and curators from all across the country. This was an experience that allowed me to absorb and place myself into the contemporary New York art scene and mindset. However, my initial experience did not enthrall and excite me as much as I had hoped that it would. Instead it seems as though the Expo, once renowned for showing the likes of Andy Warhol and Leroy Neiman seems to have become a mass of super commercial, easy on the eye artists who did not move me in any particular way. What I did however learn was that this would be the perfect place to kit out a booth if I want to one day mass produce and sell images to hotels or large stores. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S7492Nwk7KI/AAAAAAAAAQk/thS9aqEkKp8/s1600/25427_506458971309_130800122_30218578_6891613_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S7492Nwk7KI/AAAAAAAAAQk/thS9aqEkKp8/s320/25427_506458971309_130800122_30218578_6891613_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">The next stop of the day was the Art Institute, where a mass of talented young designers were having their work/portfolio’s reviewed. This was a much more artistically expressive space. It was a breath of fresh air to see New York’s young new talent fresh and ready to combat the fashion world and make links with potential designers I could barter images for designs with. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The last two events of my first day were a gallery opening for Fund Art Now and a Gig for an upcoming artist Alice Smith. I met both of these events with equal excitement. Fund Art Now is where I had the pleasure of meeting <a href="http://www.noahgpop.com/">Noah G Pop</a>, a unique photographer who prints his images onto cloth to make funk fashion. He has photographed the likes of Gil Scott, Erykah Budu, Jay-Z and Puff Daddy to name a few. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S71CA9COtwI/AAAAAAAAAP8/HodVj-1M-HE/s1600/Noah+G+Pop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S71CA9COtwI/AAAAAAAAAP8/HodVj-1M-HE/s320/Noah+G+Pop.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Moving on I have gone on to spend a bit of time with Noah, who on first encounters seems to be a very loud and in your face character, confident and not as approachable as the man I met for a walk through Central Park later. This second meeting brought more clarity as to why he is such a likeable character. In this moment of a long walk we meet a different side of Noah, a much more peaceful and complex man whose photographic career has not always surrounded itself with the celebrity and fashion world but started with the exploration of underwater photography. Noah also runs the Pulmonary Wellness and Rehabilitation Center, which is what makes him a great example of an Artist and human-being who gives back whole heartedly to his community. He pushes the boundaries of the mind, allowing us to understand that not ever celebrity photographer is cut-throat and cruel, as is the common understanding at times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S71CSXjudGI/AAAAAAAAAQU/Df8VZ1AGPhU/s1600/Zelda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S71CSXjudGI/AAAAAAAAAQU/Df8VZ1AGPhU/s320/Zelda.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">From our walk Noah invites me out to dinner with none other than Zelda Kaplan. For those who don’t know Zelda Kaplan is a 94-year-old socialite and party girl. Well known for her travels to Africa and her love for indigenous culture and fashion, Zelda is also a the oldest most respected party girl n New York. I remember first hearing about her when I was much younger and would play on the idea that I would know I was ‘it’ if I walked into a party and saw her there. Whilst I am far from ‘it’ and not as accomplished as I hoped I would have been it was still an honoring feeling to eat and then go for drinks with her. Her presence is very special and encouraging, and the lessons acquired through her are to really love life and appreciate every breath and movement that your life takes you into. </div> <br />
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Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-75948648029029261132010-03-11T14:43:00.001-08:002010-03-11T14:57:22.380-08:00Biting the Bullet.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S5lulu2tNoI/AAAAAAAAAPs/MRxmAXeAfjQ/s1600-h/BSY_7767+%282%29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S5lulu2tNoI/AAAAAAAAAPs/MRxmAXeAfjQ/s320/BSY_7767+%282%29.JPG" width="320" /><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Today has been filled with emotion over two things, Truth and Love. Bursting out today I have smiled, laughed, cried, been inspired and felt totally expired. And all because of those two elements and the weight that they hold behind them. Truth, the truth about why we do what we do, what do we really strive for with our lives and what drives us? I have been taking pictures for other people for a while now and its fun, I get paid well and I enjoy my job, but wasn’t the whole reason I began my career to be a visual artist? Taking the elements of our social surroundings and pushing these things into the minds of people through art, beautiful photographs depicting a message, a theme, a hope, a source of empowerment.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S5luOWDrujI/AAAAAAAAAPM/dLt5-30PdZI/s1600-h/BSY_7894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S5luOWDrujI/AAAAAAAAAPM/dLt5-30PdZI/s320/BSY_7894.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">And so today I went in search of my Truth, my element the place where I really shine, bit the bullet and started my next photography collection. Assisted by GLORIA WAVAMUNNO with her beautiful dresses and artistic hand I began to photograph <u>the Contemporary Tribe</u>. A collection based around my Truths, my Poetry and my Love. Because that was my second emotional battle today, the journey and the true growth of love, how it evolves or goes through its rough patches but eventually how you can begin to believe that it can triumph. </div><div class="MsoNormal">I am not a big believer in the statement that “love can conquer all” but it is growing on me. Especially when you realize that it is impossible for love to exist or grow without the aid of compromise, compassion and understanding. Realizing what is worth fighting for and what simply isn’t. And this might all sound confusing to you but what I am trying to put across is that recently I have been doing what I love to survive, but not completely loving what it was I was doing. But once you reconnect with the truth of why you are there in the first place, the mind expands and moves to a place where you know what you have to do to love what you do again. For me it was taking a step back from getting paid and starting my newest collection of Art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S5luWV256QI/AAAAAAAAAPc/38Y1ZO2V4wY/s1600-h/BSY_7844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S5luWV256QI/AAAAAAAAAPc/38Y1ZO2V4wY/s320/BSY_7844.JPG" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Now I won’t pretend like ideas just come to you, like love itself this concept grew and grew until it was embedded in my mind like I couldn’t shake it off. The idea of The Contemporary Tribe began with a girl, one <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/GloRia-WavaMunno/351531069599?ref=search&sid=500325566.3644798030..1">Miss Gloria Wavamunno</a> who decided that she would one night sport some tribal Zulu face paint. This combination of dot formations and bare skin moved me like I had never seen her look so sexy. And I wanted some. Some of that essence, that confidence, that complete and utter tribal beauty. So I began to research. Hoping to look into the past and use it to find strength in my contemporary environments. I believe that: WOMEN NEED TO LOOK TO THE WOMEN BEFORE THEM, FEEL THEIR STRUGGLES AND BURDENS AND USE THAT SENSE OF SURVIVAL TO COMBAT CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS AND MINDSETS. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><u>Tribe</u>. What is the tribe? Who is the tribe and how can we be a part of one? It is beautiful and liberating to be independent. To want for nothing from others, and to know that we are completely self sufficient. However, a life without community and support is a lonely one. With no friends around us who are we but lone void vessels coexisting on one planet? And that is why we have tribes? </div><div class="MsoNormal">Traditionally, collective groups who are born and raised in the same community or area who have common threads which run through their lives. Tribes are formed when people come together and decide to support one another, share beliefs and lifestyle choices. And over time, we have been colonized, modernized and reorganized. We have lost our tribal history in an attempt to liberate ourselves from some of its constraints but also we have lost some of its beauties, cultures and spirituality. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S5luZbywQPI/AAAAAAAAAPk/jSLbq1ueC7Q/s1600-h/BSY_7934.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S5luZbywQPI/AAAAAAAAAPk/jSLbq1ueC7Q/s320/BSY_7934.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">One of the most beautiful cultural elements of traditional tribes is the face paint. From the Zulu’s to the Red Indians Tribes used face paint outwardly show their communities their, status, achievement, goals and intentions. The paint connects them spiritually to the earth and their ancestors and draws on Mother Nature’s power to live their lives successfully. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Thinking about all of this I begin to realize that in a strange way I am part of my own tribe. And it’s not just within my direct living space, it is worldwide. We are the tribe of Men and Women, New Bloods, African Bloods. We are ambitious Africans of mixed races and cultures who take pride in our heritage but at the same time strive to move mountains in our lives. And I feel that we need to look to our ancestors before us…and take on some of their beautiful traditions and use them to empower us in our contemporary lives. Reconnecting with the spirits of before to find strength, encouragement and beauty. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">This is what my whole project is about. Finding the beauty in our past, these beautiful face paints, combination's of dots which project a mindset, a confidence or a state of openly. This project is about wearing your ‘African Roots’ openly and proudly. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Dresses and makeup provided by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/GloRia-WavaMunno/351531069599?ref=search&sid=500325566.3644798030..1">Gloria Wavamunno</a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div>Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-91715609747352405342010-03-04T09:47:00.000-08:002010-03-04T10:08:03.923-08:00A Date with Mao<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">My morning starts in a rush, like I’m gasping for air and I can’t seem to find<br />
anything I need. I have a 9o’clock shoot with Norbert Mao the Democratic Party Presidential Candidate for the 2011 elections. In terms of status he will have been to date my most famous subject. Today, he wants a simple studio portrait, elegant, sophisticated and smart, something that will not make people think too much but look inviting. Fliers, Posters, that kind of thing. Artistically I cannot lie; no one is pushing me to the fullest of my potential. If it were up to me, I would go on the whole Obama tip, the man for the people. Presidential but connectible, touchable, get him in his suit with a massive bowl of Katogo…we can all relate to that right? Either way, this is an influential man in my presence whose millage could take me further in my career, or not, it’s a coin flip but let’s keep positive! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Five and a half hours later and we are still waiting for Mr. Mao to make an appearance, lights are set, camera is charged and the only thing now is to place someone in front of them. But every day brings a new lesson, ability, and education. Today I am learning a certain level of patience and organization. I have patiently been waiting whilst organizing my entire music collection on my computer and hard drive, we have the alphabetical, the play lists also in alphabetical order and titled in terms of my mood. It has been a mission of sorts but the wait also allows the mind to begin to wonder whilst in the working frame of mind. This is different to the creative state of mind. When you’re in the mood to be ‘Creative’ the mind tells you that anything and everything is possible. Which in reality it is not. That it why the ‘Work’ state of mind is useful. The mind fills itself with the logistics. The Why’s and How’s which are often forgotten when in the thick of being creative. I realize that my contemporary tribe project is a workable and feasible one provided I fully explain and detail the theory behind it. But I think that is for my next blog entry as my subject has just arrived.</div> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Five hours late, but he hasn’t stood me up which is a bonus. In walks a shorter more friendly looking man than I had at first anticipated, equipped with a bright smile and a quick apology we are soon snapping away. And it is easy. The only problem is that there is a constant smile and plenty of jokes to go around. I am excited to meet and photograph a very relate able and pleasant character. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Sitting in the office later there is no hesitation when asked my opinions on his campaign slogans or the design elements of his posters. I feel involved and that I think is the warmest aspect of Mao’s character. People like him, he is approachable and welcoming. I think the rally in Masaka will be a fun experience for me. And it will look good as part of my body of work. I have never been to a political rally in Uganda so this is going to be a first and I hope to capture as much of it as I can on my camera.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-19124690739695795412010-03-03T03:18:00.003-08:002010-03-03T05:34:37.063-08:00Spoken Truth Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">3rd March 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S4459Jxj0cI/AAAAAAAAALY/PdcjPhZKwa4/s1600-h/BSY_7556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S4459Jxj0cI/AAAAAAAAALY/PdcjPhZKwa4/s400/BSY_7556.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sitting at Java’s once again I have dedicated this blog to the reflection of my birthday. It comes round once a year and it moves people to the point of a frenzy, you have to have a party to celebrate the day you were born. I am not one such ndividual, each year I prefer to pick a select group of people to see in my new year, share my expectations and my gratitude to those who have stood next to me year after year unconditionally forgiving me for my downfalls and congratulating my achievements. However this year I saw my 24<sup>th</sup> birthday in with a new family, The Spoken Truth Family, and I have never felt so blessed as to have a group of talented young artists that I can truly call Family. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal">So it was my Birthday on March 1<sup>st</sup>. Or should I rephrase it as my friend did as my ‘REBIRTH’ Day. Why my Rebirth? Because it is the start of my new year, a year which I hope will be the start of many new opportunities and triumphs. And the year I want to really push my Photography as Art, Exhibit my new collection of images and push myself as a photographer in East Africa to cross boundaries. It is very rare to find people in Uganda/East Africa who are willing or want to explore African art in terms of Photography and in terms of the Contemporary not just the Traditional.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal">My evening is wrapped up with an interview by Laurel Jane May, a journalist for Edirisa magazine and radio. It was strange to be asked what inspires me, and hear the words coming out of my mouth, all of them true but not quite how I would have planned my answers…they came more from the gut of what I was feeling right then and there. So I don’t know when that will be heading out into the world but it is pretty cool for me check them out: <a href="http://studio.edirisa.org/">Edirisa</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">This is my Favorite spoken word piece which I recited...and I'll be putting a link up to videos on my facebook page:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S45EA8_JAwI/AAAAAAAAAMA/gztewPb9MrM/s1600-h/Picture+500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S45EA8_JAwI/AAAAAAAAAMA/gztewPb9MrM/s320/Picture+500.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S45D_9Au9uI/AAAAAAAAAL4/nt07933_Mfw/s1600-h/Picture+143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S45D_9Au9uI/AAAAAAAAAL4/nt07933_Mfw/s320/Picture+143.jpg" /></a><br />
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</style><u style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I Am<o:p></o:p></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I am mixed race, bi-racial, point five, <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Half-cast, half-breed and Colored.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Any way you look at it,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">His blood mixed with her blood<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mixed with their blood to make our blood.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">And not all that blood runs through<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">My daughters tiny beautiful veins.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We are the new bloods, African Bloods,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We were colonized and re-organized,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">And yet we still walk barefoot<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In thick red soil.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ve got bi-racial hair,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mixed race eyes, lips, hips<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Thighs you can’t wait to jump into,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">But cant admit to?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Well I’m about to switch that shit the fuck up!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">You want to categorize us so that we can feel more,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Comfortable with our own kind.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">But tell me, where are you going to find a<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Part Indian, Part British, Part Ugandan,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Not to mention a hint of You,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To name a few.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Not White enough to be a Sugar Mummy<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Not Black enough to be a Wife<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Not Asian enough to be acceptable in your circles<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">But this poem is not a bid for your acceptance,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This poem is not an attempt to rally those ‘like’ me<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Under one victimized umbrella of our parents consequences.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This poem is simply a testament of my Truth,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For those who choose to be in it, for a minute.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">My reality, all those tears for all those years<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Over my individuality, not yet able to see the beauty<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In my uniquity. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">But I don’t want your sympathy,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I just want you to put back the pre-conceptions<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Your forefathers gave you in your booklet at birth<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Because my skin color is not a representation of my<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Soul, my Aims, my Goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Because all my parents ever did was try something new,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Fall into each other, make Love to each other,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">And celebrate the product of their beautiful connection<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">With the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Knowing that one day someone would feel pride <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Whilst walking with her spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So whether I’m a Freak, a Geek, a Rebel without a cause<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m Free<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Tell me baby<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: purple; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">You want to try being with me? </span><br />
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</div>Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-83025327170433624452010-02-25T01:40:00.000-08:002010-02-26T04:13:03.842-08:00Contemporary Tribe24.02.2010<br />
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</div>I started my day with the meeting that never happened. CEO’s, Directors, Business men, they all have this habit. Meet at One, don’t be late, these are important clients, get there, sit down, get told to come back tomorrow at the same time. I’ve never been stood up, but I imagine this might be an inch of how it feels, frustrated, a bit used, and taken for granted…supremely pissed off. <br />
I need to shoot, it’s my day’s goal now. It’s been a week and I think what I am experiencing is some kind of side effect, my eyes need to breathe the fresh air of creativity.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S4Y99qGR6CI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/5vEET1cJH8c/s1600-h/BSY_7275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S4Y99qGR6CI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/5vEET1cJH8c/s200/BSY_7275.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><em>THE CONCEPT:</em>Get African…The art of the African Face Paint. Used for so many reasons it is like a symbol worn openly to express your intentions. Empowerment, fear, the hunt…lets reclaim it. Sometimes it is a mark for a tribal ritual, or an expression of status either way I want to reclaim this element in the contemporary mindset. And what are the signifiers, signs patterns colors…<br />
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Black is for life<br />
<span style="color: red;">Red is Violence</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #cccccc;">White is Peace</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;">Yellow (the color of old bones) is Death</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">Green (under the eyes) is for empowering Night Vision</span><br />
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But it is all relivant right, to you and what You feel, what you want to represent.<br />
These are all common examples which run through a mass of tribes…and why shouldn’t we reclaim this…Ask the spirits or simply just represent that ancestry. Can we not use this art form in a way which empowers us beyond the physical…taps into our psyche, soothes our spirit and just liberates? <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S4Y9ieJXuUI/AAAAAAAAAJo/kfKo0hNeGTs/s1600-h/BSY_7435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" kt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S4Y9ieJXuUI/AAAAAAAAAJo/kfKo0hNeGTs/s200/BSY_7435.JPG" width="126" /></a></div>Recently Gloria and I went out, faces painted and feeling beautiful about it. Every dot exactly where I want it to be, small circles touching my brow and moving with its shape and curves, highlights, peaks, my body, beautifully shaped. I am a goddess, peaceful but powerful, I don’t like to be touched by those who do not deserve, and that is what I channel into my paint. I want to look right through your intentions.<br />
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And… It was only a matter of minutes explaining our makeup before our friends were after a touch…Why? For the same reason I asked Gloria to paint me…I wanted to feel it. Feel the spirits of that which came before me…wear them proudly and tell everyone what I was feeling. Sexy, Excitable, and Aware of my power….and they did. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rachel Amito </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Nancy Kacungira Rachel Calnan</span><br />
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OMG she has gone crazy: No I haven’t! Try it, play make believe if you must but the fact will always be the same, Everything is what you make of it, if you put good energy in you will always get good energy out…</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S4Y94zFzzDI/AAAAAAAAAKI/75k6tpQalgc/s1600-h/BSY_7232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S4Y94zFzzDI/AAAAAAAAAKI/75k6tpQalgc/s320/BSY_7232.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Update:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So I am waiting for the next model to finish with makeup. I am loving the vibes and feelings, I think I want to use these images to make a collection…The contemporary tribe…Feels like thunder…Right now we are making a Warrior Princess…Today I think I’m in Love…</div><br />
But this is only the beginning, I want to do this shoot again but move away from the portraits…and bring in an element of fashion, clothes and real life situations. Put the viewer into a place where they see the superficial, the spiritual and the self all at once....that is my next project goal…<br />
The end result is what pleases me most…unedited but still capturing the mood, it can only get better from here….<br />
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For inspiration check out <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1xQBfV/yawoot.com/post/208">Incredible tribal fashion</a>, <a href="http://www.tribalphoto.com/">TribalPhoto</a>, <a href="http://artisticthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tribal-by-herring-and-herring.jpg">Artistic Things</a>Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262744378449385257.post-84104806227871818512010-02-10T02:45:00.000-08:002010-02-10T02:45:51.473-08:00And The Beat Goes On.....<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">9<sup>th</sup> February 2010 <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">And the Beat goes on... <o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S3KDEQ976sI/AAAAAAAAAIw/f12DAwmXjDw/s1600-h/IMG_8015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S3KDEQ976sI/AAAAAAAAAIw/f12DAwmXjDw/s200/IMG_8015.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">6<sup>th</sup> Feb Bob Marley’s Birthday, there was a thick mist above the Blood Brothers crib. The night was filled with artists who were feeling the love and remembrance of a Revolutionary man. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Kampala has a beat. It runs through the tarmac and maram roads. It’s like an electrical pulse that’s got your back. It surges every time you try to cross a traffic ridden road, or every time your boda swerves a little too close to the ground to dodge a pothole. It’s a pulse, those tiny strokes of luck that make you hopeful. That’s how I’m feeling right now, lucky from the soil up. </div><div class="MsoNormal"> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal"> I’m looking out the window of Club ROUGE. Waiting for Spoken Truth to start. For those of you who don’t know, Spoken Truth is an event that happens Two Tuesdays in a month at Club Rouge on Jinja Road, Next to the Railway Station. This is a poetry night I am really excited about. Artists, Poets, Mc’s, Dancers congregate in one progressive space to share their expression with one another. The night so far has been good and now we are trying to bring out the best of all elements. I am especially interested in the poetry. Its seamlessness and elegance, and its ability to put you inside a story with the sound of someone’s voice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S3KD8Y0BZoI/AAAAAAAAAI4/fo2xkdSHzX8/s1600-h/BSY_6590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S3KD8Y0BZoI/AAAAAAAAAI4/fo2xkdSHzX8/s200/BSY_6590.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal">This week begins with a mass of work ahead of me. I start a shoot on the 10<sup>th</sup> hopefully. It is set to be a week full of travel and accomplishment. I am looking forward to learning and working with a photographer whose work I have never seen before and hopefully get a chance to pick up my camera as well and shed some light on the shoot with my style. It’s hard though, being a woman and an artist out here, that’s why platforms like Spoken Truth are appreciated and you have to take every oppertunity you get to show your abilities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S3KGxtaz6oI/AAAAAAAAAJY/pfRC_ayhSZc/s1600-h/BSY_6890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S3KGxtaz6oI/AAAAAAAAAJY/pfRC_ayhSZc/s320/BSY_6890.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Originator"></meta><style>
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</style> Spoken Truth is going to be fun, I’m organising a shoot for all the poets while the event is happening. There is hope for a Spoken Truth book, DVD and Audio CD. So today is the day to come dressed to represent. I’m most looking forward to expressing my level of creativity, allowing the mind to move past the guidelines of someone else’s agenda. The idea is to funk it up. And we have...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</style> Portraits of people with life, soul, breathing in their craft and exhaling it to audiences. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">And The Beat Goes On.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S3KHKxIKsHI/AAAAAAAAAJg/4c_O0xfubpg/s1600-h/BSY_6945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S3KHKxIKsHI/AAAAAAAAAJg/4c_O0xfubpg/s320/BSY_6945.JPG" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">04/02/2010<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">It’s All So Complex!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">So it’s only my second blog and i am already complaining! As i sit in Java’s watching the traffic build up around garden city the only blessing i am counting is the fact that i use boda’s so i know i won’t have to sit in it. As for the person i am meeting they are late, probably due to traffic. Work is busy, but complex; it’s hard to balance an honest spirit with people who seem to constantly want to squeeze money out of you at a constant rate. My example is one of my current jobs. First we agree on the budget....then as crunch time approaches you decide to hike up the prices and leave me no choice but to be in a state of panic trying to find a solution for my client. Why? <o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2qqe7QuFvI/AAAAAAAAAIg/vcqnUTWs0Bg/s1600-h/final+layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2qqe7QuFvI/AAAAAAAAAIg/vcqnUTWs0Bg/s320/final+layout.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">But this is a learning curve for me. My ability to think the best of people has surly gotten the better of me and for a moment perhaps i forgot what it truly means to try and work as an artist or anything in an African country. I’m feeling bitter and twisted and gagged! Stop and Breath I’m reminding myself. But deep down i know the solution will come to me, I’m sure of it. A positive attitude and some faith in self is really needed right now. So put my iPod in and stick on Guru ‘Keep your worries’ </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">On a more progressive note and away from the rant, I am looking forward to hopefully travelling up North to Gulu soon. The two trips i have made up there so far have not been the most work filled and more on a social level. My first trip was made with a group called Blu3. They went to do a show, we spent the whole day driving, breaking down, driving some more and by the time we reached i was so tired i just fell asleep to wake up in the morning and have to drive all the way back to Kampala. The second trip with The Bavubuka All*Starz was more productive, meeting people and enjoying the environment. The Acholi people are surly a force to be reckoned with. After years of struggle, war and fear we were greeted with nothing but smiles and welcoming gestures. The Acholi people are surly the epitome of liberation. This trip i am hoping to document some journeys, visit camps and listen to stories. It is one of the aspects of being a photography that is truly enjoyable, having the ability to travel and document the lives of people who need to be heard...and get paid to do it!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">In conjunction to this i am working on another project (the one mentioned in the rant) and I’m also looking forward to that as well. Once i get back from Gulu i should be (on the same day) travelling down this beautiful country to Kabale. It seems like i will be spanning this entire country from one end to the other in one day. That in itself seems exciting to me. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">This week is bringing with it a mass of chaos but liberation of self. I can’t wait to meet the challenge. I love Uganda, Africa, and Photography. It’s bringing me new and wonderful challenges. Stick on Lauryn Hill ‘The conquering Lion’ thinking about my pedicure and how soft my feet feel...fresh for the long walk ahead of me and trust me right now it is LONG...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2qrV-bggoI/AAAAAAAAAIo/eNOZd9pVLPU/s1600-h/KYOTO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2qrV-bggoI/AAAAAAAAAIo/eNOZd9pVLPU/s320/KYOTO.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</style><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">The air is thick with anticipation. Words cannot begin to describe my uncertainty of self and my once comfortable surroundings seem to become a mental cage. It’s like i had so much to say and now it’s all gone. Escaping out of my mind as if through a crack in my brain. I know my aims and my goals and i really want to be in this place with you but i don’t know how. If you asked me to write a poem about it next week i probably could, turning each stomach turn into a metaphor and each step towards my goal of unlimited expression into a cascading simile of words to wash over you. But i can’t seem to do that right now. Instead i will try by starting with a taste of me. </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">My name is Roshan Amirily Karmali. I am a 23 years old, photographer, poet and an advocate for the liberation of the female mind. I was born in Uganda, East Africa, and the majority of my family were all born and raised here. We moved to London when i was 5years old, and i stayed there till i got my BA (Hons) degree in Photography and Media Arts at UCCA. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</style>My whole life has been spent in a foreign country longing to come home and understand my culture and heritage. That’s not to say we didn’t come home to visit. My mother loves her home soil and has instilled the best African values she knew how to impose in a European country. After i got my degree i found myself in the gifted position of pregnancy. It was this that pushed me really come home permanently and be with my family who had moved home over the course of my 3 years in university. I come from a family of 5. There are four boys and me, the only girl, and we were raised by a single mother. Each of us, except the youngest, flew the nest and moved forward through life until my mother had no one to ‘take care of’ except for my youngest brother Alim (a now prolific musician and craftsman doing his degree in Product Design in Manchester). With that in mind my mother, the elegant and beautiful spirit Miss Elsie Dreada Cooper, along with Alim, decided to move back to the Mother Land and the only place that really captures her spirit, Uganda. It was at this point that the rest of us started to stir and start to combat our battles alone, feeling unsettled in our environments and no longer secure that we had our ‘Glue’ in place. First my brother Mohez who was at the time living in Canada decided to take the first leap, and move home. Here he found a sense of liberation, a power to be his own boss, which stirred Iqbal to pack up his faith (he is a devote Muslim, a gentle and intelligent being who finds pleasure in a simple but goal orientated life), and his new wife and bring them Home. Then there was me, newly pregnant and unsure of the outcomes life would bring i found peace and a sense of future coming home. I was going to give birth, nurse the next visionary and blow up the Kampala Photography scene like never before! Last came the brother before me (Mohez and Iqbal are both older than me too), Salim. He came in 2009, and really hoped to start a new life away from the hum drum of British living where having a job just to survive didn’t seem like the most attractive option any more.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">So that is a bit of my background. And now to how i came to be sitting here, in this seat, deciding to try and strip myself bare and share the goings on of my life as a working photographer in Kampala, Uganda, East Africa. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2k8eT2ToJI/AAAAAAAAAGw/c1YOOLB-TCw/s1600-h/BSY_1499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2k8eT2ToJI/AAAAAAAAAGw/c1YOOLB-TCw/s200/BSY_1499.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2k9RKY0DrI/AAAAAAAAAG4/Q4t0rgBbk0g/s1600-h/BSY_1506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2k9RKY0DrI/AAAAAAAAAG4/Q4t0rgBbk0g/s200/BSY_1506.JPG" width="200" /></a> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Moving back to Uganda, as much as it has been a blessing it has also been the biggest struggle of my life, and continues to be on a day to day basis of getting work and getting ‘out there.’ When i came back home i was sure that people would look at the innovation and creativity of my work and be jumping at the opportunity to hire me to take their photographs...This wasn’t the case. I began my journey as what seems to be, the ONLY female photographer in Kampala. Amidst a mass of what seemed (and still does) to be a sea of photographers who have the ability to set their cameras on AUTO and move around the city, or in tiny studios taking ‘Professional’ and cheap shots. People want to be airbrushed to the point of looking like they’re about to slide off the page and NO ONE seems to be interested in social photography unless kids are starving with no sense of hope or salvation. It is too easy out here for people to just use the blur tool, or heighten the contrast and for this to be considered an acceptable finished piece of work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2k_uz1WcdI/AAAAAAAAAHI/DgLCW8AzMmw/s1600-h/BSY_5531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2k_uz1WcdI/AAAAAAAAAHI/DgLCW8AzMmw/s320/BSY_5531.jpg" /></a><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Where was ‘The Art of Concept Photography’ here? The joy in feeling a lens in your hand and the click of a button running shivers down your spine because you know you just captured something inspirational, progressive, and exciting. I have the firm belief that even if you are getting paid to shoot an advert or someone’s personal photographs the feeling stays the same when the quality and technique in your art form stays one of the elements that fulfils your state of being. After all why else is it that we take the path of becoming artists if we don’t want to be fulfilled, otherwise we would all stick to those boring jobs which pay the rent and allow us to muddle through life at a completely balanced rate. But isn’t that boring job only worth it when you know it is simply the means to fuel your passion? <o:p></o:p> </div><br />
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</style>A moment of complete triumph! I felt like the all the hustling and hard work was amounting to something, even if they didn’t pick me to take their photographs at least i got the call, at least i was in their pile and fate had placed me there to tell me ‘maybe next time’ but i didn’t need a next time because it was this time. I took on the project for a new Telecommunications company ‘Smile,’ and even though i can’t post their images up yet when i do it will be another milestone for me.</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Except for this commercial work i have really found a sense of Home in a group of people called The Bavubuka All Starz. This group of prolific young Mc’s and Artist’s who are pioneering for the Youth of Uganda. The organization, founded and run by Hip Hop artist/youth activist/good friend Stansilas Sajjabi AKA Babaluku, aims at changing the lives of Uganda’s Youth (Bavubuka) through Art. They provide programs such as MC class, Art class, Business class, Photography class (run by me), Dance class to name a few, and generally provide a safe haven for youths who don’t want to be out robbing people, but want to instead be doing something progressive with their time. </div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">How does this relate to photography? Well i have the pleasure of photographing events and the general progression of their lives. They run a poetry night in Kampala at Club Rouge called Spoken Truth, which is the equivalent of an Open Mic night and hopefully will be Uganda’s response to Def Jam Poetry. These images bring forward a sense of hope away from the stereotypical starving child and are an example of what art can do to transform lives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2lCQSDzPbI/AAAAAAAAAHg/LKZqRoRXjiY/s1600-h/masai+Man.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2lCQSDzPbI/AAAAAAAAAHg/LKZqRoRXjiY/s200/masai+Man.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2lCixDMHUI/AAAAAAAAAHo/Gy1Crl6vKII/s1600-h/Rosh+photoshoped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2lCixDMHUI/AAAAAAAAAHo/Gy1Crl6vKII/s200/Rosh+photoshoped.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><o:p></o:p><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">This leads me on to my first social project in Kampala. A series of photographs commissioned my be Norwegian Embassy aimed at artistically representing and challenging the roles of Women in Ugandan society with their base literature being the play ‘A Doll’s House’. It was the first project i have ever done where i had to not only balance the role of the client with my own artistic views and radical outlooks. The project turned out well and my exhibit went well and was placed around the Embassy’s event which aimed at discussing women’s roles etc.</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2lESyrQ4lI/AAAAAAAAAHw/JyUewo5PEGg/s1600-h/Taxi+Close+Upfinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2lESyrQ4lI/AAAAAAAAAHw/JyUewo5PEGg/s200/Taxi+Close+Upfinal.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2lFDR7_8II/AAAAAAAAAH4/4U3VC_76vfA/s1600-h/Sink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2lFDR7_8II/AAAAAAAAAH4/4U3VC_76vfA/s200/Sink.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2lGnoLDFqI/AAAAAAAAAIA/A7uKW-aDuCI/s1600-h/BSY_1318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7WAPDCD2jLk/S2lGnoLDFqI/AAAAAAAAAIA/A7uKW-aDuCI/s320/BSY_1318.JPG" /><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShanny%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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<o:p></o:p> Roshan Karmalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15347047192816855917noreply@blogger.com0