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Notes on Some Territorial Curiosities

Basic definition and observations I call territorial curiosities those physical and social characteristics of places at variance with those we expect to find in order to help us read the relative specificity and exclusivity of access and use of urban places. My intuition at this time is that these curiosities introduce a certain spice to …

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When May light calls … a photographic essay on ‘being there’

The first of May is the feast of the lily of the valley in France, in honor of all lovers, when flower peddlers at every street corner will offer them for free to passing couples. In my city the air has turned mellow and the shadows are sharper calling for one to go out and …

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Living Art Conversations with Rebecca Robinson

Her artworks are illustrious, her paintings carry dignity of life. Rebecca Robinson bravely wields her weapons, a pencil and a brush, to communicate life messages, to speak positive change and to heal communities from daily life traumas. Her artistic prowess tripled with maturity and exuberance mesmerizes her audience, her readers and other communities’ home abroad. …

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Tafadzwa Muzondo Curates the Inaugural Zimbabwe Human Rights Festival

Machipisa in Highfeilds is a paradoxical African high density suburb in Zimbabwe. It gave birth to the both iconic song maestros and political heavyweights inclusive of the late George Nyandoro, Enos Nkala. Robert Mugabe, the late nationalist and former long serving president of Zimbabwe, resided in Highfeilds before his long trip to Mozambican jungles to …

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Photos, Films, Architecture, Trumpism… and 2018 Challenges

[alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep publishing strong creative voices.[/alert] Around the turn of the year, newspapers and TV channels publish ample retrospectives and forecast possible events for the coming year. I don’t have a crystal ball to predict the future (nobody has it,) however, we can learn …

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ENCOUNTER POINTS and the experience of urban reflections

[alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep publishing strong creative voices.[/alert] Being here Having defined encounter points as those places and situations that provide us with fulfilling experiences of life in the city at all ages, I wish to explore the heightened awareness of “being here” that these experiences …

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