Migrants move, leaving behind their familiar habitat and facing the task of finding a new one. For migrants, a new home can be a place of precarious safety, a habitat fraught with insecurity. This is what Alberto Gandolfo gives photographic form to in “Habitat”. Sean Sheehan Between 1900 […]
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I am here… Do you see me?
A unique experiment during the Covid crisis challenged the uncaring view of people in a situation of homelessness as scroungers and showed what can be done when people come together in a situation of trust, where their individual stories are respected. Wealthy countries have the means to solve social problems but are reluctant to fund projects that work.
The tiger in high heels: gender wars and political image-making
Following the therapeutic benefits from making the film, Monika Donner discovers that the outside world is riddled with double standards, even within minority groups. Her constant search for acceptance in political groups is moderated and she achieves a clearer vision of the world and its shortcomings: “Better be hated for […]
The cadence of wisdom
There can be a cadence to a sentence, dialogue or prose, a measure of its sense and sound. This is from an academic essay in a book called “New Materialisms”: Sean Sheehan “Death is overrated. The ultimate subtraction is after all only another phase in a generative process. […]
Under a blue sun: How images can hide ethnic cleansing
Lawfare and alternative facts are used to change the landscape. A Palestinian special effects man worked on his own family’s land, expropriated by the Israeli military and then rented to Hollywood film producers. Boycotts of Israeli companies need to make careful choices to avoid furthering the aims of their opponents.
















