The smiles on the faces of the people illustrates the power of the arts to remind people of their lives outside conflict. I am so impressed by the courage and resilience of these performers.
Showing posts with label Community Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Community Art. Show all posts
Sunday, 2 November 2014
Resilience in Damascus: Singing for Peace
Syrians are suffering under ISIS. Fear of bombing has stopped people from gathering in large numbers on the streets. Now, with the intensification of conflict, the air-strikes by the US and Canada and the recent beheadings by ISIS, public gatherings are even more dangerous. Yet street performers continue to go into the streets bringing people together.
The smiles on the faces of the people illustrates the power of the arts to remind people of their lives outside conflict. I am so impressed by the courage and resilience of these performers.
The smiles on the faces of the people illustrates the power of the arts to remind people of their lives outside conflict. I am so impressed by the courage and resilience of these performers.
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
A Beginning
Launch evokes opportunity; new beginnings; a next chapter; possibility.
As a start to the exploration into Launch International and its potential, I thought I would share this project that opened the Annual Arts Festival in Belfast, Northern Ireland this past summer. It was imagined by Jorge Rodriquez-Gerada, a Cuban American artist and marks his most recent earthworks portrait.
Wish required moving more than 4,400 tons of soil and sand with the help the community. It was initially "drawn" through the use of satellite navigation, a process that took 18 months. It covered 11 acres in Belfast's Titanic Quarter and could be viewed from many surrounding tall buildings that were opened to the public until the rain slowly eroded the portrait.
The community was involved in the physical creation of the work making this a collaboration and celebration.
As a start to the exploration into Launch International and its potential, I thought I would share this project that opened the Annual Arts Festival in Belfast, Northern Ireland this past summer. It was imagined by Jorge Rodriquez-Gerada, a Cuban American artist and marks his most recent earthworks portrait.
Wish required moving more than 4,400 tons of soil and sand with the help the community. It was initially "drawn" through the use of satellite navigation, a process that took 18 months. It covered 11 acres in Belfast's Titanic Quarter and could be viewed from many surrounding tall buildings that were opened to the public until the rain slowly eroded the portrait.
The community was involved in the physical creation of the work making this a collaboration and celebration.
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