Pakistan

The story of Steve McCurry & Sharbat Gula, the Afghan Girl

Photography / 3 minutes of reading

Sharbat Gula, the face of the Afghanistan tragedy Not many people would know which face to match with the name Sharbat Gula, yet her image is quite popular. As a young refugee in Afghanistan, she was photographed by the National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry. This photograph of the green-eyed girl that even the photographer would …

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Alighiero Boetti’s Arazzi – Tapestry made in Pashtunistan

Other, Textile / 5 minutes of reading

“It would be nice to be two people – one all aware and real, the other all dreamy and unconscious – who go hand in hand, without ever mingling,” – Alighiero Boetti. Childhood Alighiero Boetti was a prominent Italian Conceptual artist and Arte Povera movement member. As he grew up in Turin, Italy, where …

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Public Delivery goes East: Golden balloons in Central Asia & beyond

Performances, Public Delivery / 1 minute of reading

We are closing off 2018 with a selection of recent performances from our Silence Was Golden project. These golden balloons were blown up loosely around the Silk Road, including some of the most remote locations in Central Asia, such as the desert of Turkmenistan and other rugged and sparsely populated spots in Tajikistan and …

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The war rugs of Afghanistan

Textile / 2 minutes of reading

3 min 50 sec The prelude Every time there is war in a region, the locals look for ways to ease their frustration in an effort to remain hopeful. Afghanistan has been at war for a long time and while most people are aware of the United States invasion in …

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Gideon Mendel’s powerful photos taken after floods – The world under water

Photography / 4 minutes of reading

Gideon Mendel – Drowning World – Chinta and Samundri Davi, Salempur village near Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India, August 2007 What is ‘Drowning World all about? For a couple of years now, photographer Gideon Mendel has taken it upon himself to show the world what it is like in other parts of the world where the climate …

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