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Today, The London Lucumi Choir (the fantastic Afro-Cuban Choir I sing with) had an open rehearsal at Premises Studio in Hackney. This was part of an international initiative of singing for peace and healing. Some of the participants were experienced members of the choir but there were also people who had never sung with us … Read more
Over the years I’ve photographed representations of hands in graffiti. I often associate the icon of a hand with the hamsa – the middle eastern symbol of protection, usually represented as an open palm with and expended middle finger, with the thumb and little finger sometimes curving outwards, Both Judaism and Islam uses this icon … Read more
I came across these colourful architectural facades – unusually bright for Venice – on my visit last weekend: The next two images are windows on the city, partly obscured by curtains and shutters: And I really liked the abstract effect created by layers of torn posters, with the face at the centre still legible:
I took this image the other day; I like the way the raindrops add texture to the graffiti stencil And here’s Che – the raindrops make him look as if he’s shedding a tear …
I was in choir practice today standing on Sandra’s oriental rug in my Liberty print trainers … this was the view looking down:
Uncertain States is an artist-led project showcasing lens-based art. Formed in 2009 by Fiona Yaron-Field, David George and Spencer Rowell, Uncertain States publishes a free quarterly broadsheet newspaper (see my previous journal entry Uncertain States/18 features my Frown Project), holds regular artist talks and organises and curates exhibitions. The current exhibition, Uncertain States/2014 is on at Bank Gallery … Read more
I was walking down Oxford Street today when something caught my eye; an M&S small carrier bag tossed on the pavement that looked like someone modelling a lime green hooded boiler suit from the back. Is is just me or can you see it?
When I was in Miami in September I attended a workshop given by one of my favourite Cuban bands, Sintesis. Sintesis fuse rock and other contemporary genres with traditional Afro Cuban music. They use bata drums as part of their percussive sound. Bata drums, when used in Afro Cuban religious ceremonies are only played by … Read more
I like the current Nespresso ‘Cubanita’ themed illustrations; here is a detail of one seen yesterday in Knightsbridge with reflected architecture … And here’s a facade I took in Bermondsey a few weeks ago:
