Art Worldwide

Muhanad Rasheed: "I am Iraqi, but I still struggle with what this means"

January 2009 -

Two and a half years ago the Baghdad-native fled to Jordan, then to Syria before settling in Amsterdam in 2008. The greatest challenge now for the dancer/choreographer is juggling Iraqi culture and his new European reality. 

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The frustrated ideals of a young scientist in Ethiopian film

January 2009 -

The story of Teza, about the marxist junta of Mengistu Haile Mariam which ruled Ethiopia in the seventies with an iron fist is relatively unknown.

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Nástio Mosquito's collage of perspectives

December 2008 -

There is no unambiguous message in the work of the Angolese artist and poet. With his sharp wit and clear language he makes his audience laugh and uneasily fall silent at the same time.

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Photographer James Iroha Uchechukwu and the shape of blank spaces

December 2008 -

The Nigerian photographer is one of the eleven winners of the Prince Claus Awards 2008. Recently he completed a stay at the Thami Mnyele Foundation.

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Diaspora Memory Place

December 2008 -

A presentation and an in-depth analysis of three African diaspora artists of our time: David Hammons, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons and Pamela Z.

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Nury Vittachi: "I am an Earthling"

December 2008 -

Full interview with the Sri Lanka born and Hongkong based writer Nury Vittachi about the differences between Asia and Europe, his work and his literary projects.

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Perihan Magden: "If people offend my country I do feel Turkish"

December 2008 -

Perihan Magden (Istanbul, 1960) latest novel Who were we running from, mother is about the fears she felt when she was prosecuted and taunted because of her support of a conscientious objector. "I feared for my life," says Magden in an interview about her books, her life and the power of a columnist.

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Indira Goswami catches hard life in poetry

December 2008 -

Indira Goswami was relatively unknown in Europe until now, but after winning the Principal Prince Claus Award 2008, that is sure to change.

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The Journey - Indira Goswami

december 2008 -

In addition to novels and poems, Indira Goswami also writes short stories. Her collection of short stories The Shadow of Kamakhya, describing life in the province of Assam, where she was born, was published in 2001. The story The Journey is exemplary for Goswami's style. It is poetic despite the serious themes of poverty and the struggle for independence. Two travellers are stranded with an impoverished family, and observe how life has taken its toll.

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Batik after the earthquake

December 2008 -

In the Javanese village Giriloyo the age-old batik craft has recovered itself after the 2006 earthquake.

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