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After False Ceiling Gallery in Mumbai, UnBox Festival in Delhi and Morjim/Goa the “Round the Potholes” exhibition moves on to Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The photographs of Street Culture activities in Afghanistan, Cambodia and India can be seen in Barfoot Gallery Colombo from 24th – 26th of February.
Dont miss to check out the dedicated work of the following projects:
http://skateistan.org/
http://tinydrops.org/
http://tinytoones.org/
On Thursday February 2, 2012, a group of international educators and artists brought the culture of self-expression and empowerment known as Hip-Hop to the small rural village Vanz in the state of Gujurat. Led by DJ Uri, representing Tiny Drops India Hip Hop Community Center and Start From Scratch (UK), the group coordinated a trip from Mumbai to Vanz Gujrati Primary School in order to conduct a multi-dimensional workshop consisting of lessons in DJing, Breakdancing, Graffiti, and Music Performance. The group of educators who travelled for this outreach program included MC Mandeep Sethi (USA), Members of the Roc Fresh Crew Mumbai, photographer Joel Sames (Switzerland), DJ/Producer Nick Hutchins from LCMP (Leicester/UK), filmmaker Julia Matyschick (Germany).
The day started off with a beautiful welcoming ceremony performed by the students of the Primary school, followed by an all out Hip-Hop performance by established Indian breakdance group Roc Fresh Crew, Zulu Nation and SlumGods MC Mandeep Sethi, with DJ Uri on the decks. The children’s attention levels were at full blast as they were amazed by moves and dance styles most had never seen live before. The performance then moved into an interactive DJ Lesson with DJ Uri, who worked with the youths one on one, explaining scratch techniques using turntables and a mixer.
Mandeep Sethi then gave a rap performance, engaging with the youth using call and response. A few students even volunteered to come and perform songs on their own that they had learnt in school. In the mean time, Roc Fresh Crew had moved to another part of the school to lead a breakdance workshop with all of the youth interested in dance. They returned 40 minutes later with the youths, and performed in front of the whole school, leaving even the headmaster Mr Mahendra Singh cheering for more. Followed by the breakdancers performance, the students moved outside to enjoy a interactive graffiti art lesson with Joel, who helped the youth work on a canvas with the letters VANZ. The students were able to help Joel outline and colour the letters, and slowly everyone around came to sign their name on the canvas in their own style.
The event carried a personal energy for Uri, whose father help build the school and cultivate a curriculum reflected of what the youth truly need. A lot of his younger family members attend the school, and it was great for him to expose them to his career and give them more of an understanding on what his does in Mumbai. The event was an absolute success and the children were all left smiling and wanting more. The head teacher of the school was overcome by the reactions and enthusiasm of all the children that participated. There are plans by the group to follow up with a continuation of the workshops in order to reinforce the lessons and continue spreading the empowerment that is associated with Hip-Hop culture.
www.tinydrops.org
“They broke down the Berlin Wall for freedom and unity. Kahled Said got killed for the same reason, for freedom and democracy.”
“Khaled would be very happy if he was with us today.”
Zahraa Said Kassem
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Zahraa Said Kassem with Slim Amanou
On Monday, September 19th, Khaled Said was posthumously awarded the Human Rights Award 2011 together with Slim Amamou from Tunisia in Berlin. Zahraa Kassem, representing her slain brother Khaled Said received the award in his name. Khaled Said, Egyptian Internet activist, rapper and blogger, was brutally beaten to death by two policemen on 6 June 2010 in Alexandria. His death triggered massive protests and the Facebook page “We are all Khaled Said” became one of the main catalysts of the revolution. Khaled Said, has become a symbolic figure and the face of the revolution in Egypt. Khaled Said’s portrait is immortalized in Egypt in countless graffiti, street art murals and stencils in cities like Alexandria and Cairo. For Khaled Said’s sister it was very important to do him that honor in Berlin as well. The famous German photo realist and graffiti artist Andreas von Chrzanowski aka Case painted two original pieces of the Berlin Wall and finished the artwork during the award ceremony. Zahraa Kassem wrote on the wall: “Khaled’s rights are Egypt’s rights”. The designer Mohamed Gaber created a “We are all Khaled Said” calligraphy which was painted under the portrait by Case. Both pieces of the Berlin Wall originate from the area between the Brandenburger Tor and Potsdamer Platz and were transported to the venue. Each piece weighs 3,8 tons. “We organized this project in three days and none of the thousands of things that could have gone wrong actually did. It is very rare in life that people and events come together like they did here.” Don Karl This Project was organized by Don Karl, publisher co-author of the book “Arabic Graffiti” & Hip Hop Stuetzpunkt Berlin – in collaboration with The Dudes Factory (Freedom Park). A photo and video documentation about the painting process will follow soon! |
Am “Go Skateboarding Day” der als Auftakt der Aktion Skate to Kabul galt, wurde von Graffiti Künstlern Dream, Ders Dalucco, Dosic und ViewOne eine Wand aus 50 Skateboards besprüht.
Die nummerierten Einzelstücke können hier ersteigert werden: -> Auktion
Der Gewinn kommt direkt den Kindern von Skateistan zu gute.
Skateboards: Word Skateboards 8.25″ (Swiss Made)
Einstiegspreis: 50 €
