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Just One More

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Just one More, the latest CQMD clip, from the album, the Jackpot.

Conflict in Central African Republic

CENTRAFRIQUE
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''More than 150,000 Central Africans had been internally displaced, conflict in the north had affected about a million people''. Toby Lanzer, United Nations Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator in Central African Republic. Press Conference, 16 January 2007.

Since October 2006, Central African Armed Forces (FACA) have burned more than 2000 houses in the only region of Kaga Bandoro. Atrocities, rapes, summary executions, burnings of villages, destruction of harvests, many witnesses accuse the Central African Armed Forces (FACA). The people run away from their villages and hide in the bush where the FACA doesn't dare entering by fear of the rebellion that appeared as an answer to Francois Bozize's access to power after the overthrow of President Patasse in 2003.
The villagers are caught between the rebels they are accused of supporting, and the Central African military. They survive near their fields wher they lack of food, care, and clothes. Only two NGOs are there, Caritas, and MSF.

According to an a 40 year old agreement, the Fench army is in Central African Republic and gives a logistical and technical support (equipment and soldiers transportation) to the Central African Armed Forces (FACA).

Frédéric Sautereau, photoreporter, realised in December 2006 in the heart of the current conflict in Central African Republic.

We collaborated together to make a film including the photographs nd testimonies he brought from this "unexisting" conflict.

Produced by Oeil Public and À 360 Productions

UHC (Ultimate Holding Company)

UHC (Ultimate Holding Company) is an inter-disciplinary art collective, based in Manchester in the UK. Founded in 2002, they work collaboratively over multiple media as well as running a not-for-profit workers co-op specialising in graphic design and visual communications for an ethical client list.
Some of their projects:

Carbon Map //2006

UHC collaborated with inter disciplinary art collective Platform on a commission for the Transport Planning Society.

Who
Based on research from Platform, UHC created a carbon map of the world showing global locations of oil and gas production, consumption and impact. The large format print will be displayed at the Transport Planning Society's London headquarters and at events around the UK.

The Transport Planning Society
The Transport Planning Society is a society for the benefit of the community, to facilitate, develop and promote knowledge, understanding and best practice in transport planning.

Luncheon on the Barge

As part of the Futuresonic 2006 festival, UHC took part in a collaborative project with artist Gustaff Iskandar from Bandung, Indonesia.

Who
Gustaff Iskandar, director of the Common Room arts project in Bandung, Indonesia, visited Manchester to stage his 'Luncheon on the Barge' project on the Bridgewater Canal.

What
Gustaff came to Manchester in order to collect stories and narratives from the city and to tell stories from his own. He  wanted to form a comparative study of Manchester and Bandung, two cities from different continents but both undergoing the effects of neo-liberal governance.

How
UHC introduced Gustaff to Manchester, helping him research his project. An artist from UHC then took part in the 'Luncheon on the Barge' with four other participants including a Libyan refugee and a local environmental campaigner. 'Luncheon on the Barge' consisted of an exchange of stories between Gustaff and the Mancunian residents and a comparison of the narratives of Manchester and Bandung.

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Arts and ecology

Power lines in the desert near Dubai,
taken by Mariana Canepa Luna during a recent visit to Sharjah, UAE

RSA Arts & Ecology supports the work of the arts in examining and addressing social and environmental concerns in an interdisciplinary and international arena. The entire programme is informed by the notion of ecology as the study of relationships between an individual and their cultural, social, political, economic and natural environments, and by the belief that the arts can play a central role in providing creative insights into the challenges facing contemporary society.  

Initiated in April 2005, the programme has since consisted of a series of initiatives including conferences, ongoing discourse, international research trips, education pilots, artists’ projects and commissions, and a publication. The RSA is creating a growing network of groups and individuals concerned with the issues - alongside and working with other organisations who have similar concerns. These include Tipping Point, Cape Farewell and Arts Catalyst. More information about these projects can be found throughout this website. 

Over the next three years, the ambition of the RSA Arts & Ecology programme is to become an international hub and a portal to increase the level of information and exchange. The project will act as a catalyst in seeking to involve a far greater number of artists, while simultaneously supporting, profiling and helping develop the visibility of artists' work, sharing the outcomes and experience with others.

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Amrita Sher-Gil

Vivan Sundaram
Father – Daughter from the series Retake of Amrita 2001
© Vivan Sundaram

Exhibition at the Tate Modern
28 February – 22 April 2007

Amrita Sher-Gil’s vibrant canvasses and her short but dynamic life have established her as one of India’s most celebrated modern artists. Born in Budapest in 1913, to a Hungarian mother and Sikh father, she trained at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where she became influenced by Realism. Upon returning to India, she adopted this modernist approach to portray the poor and yet colourful lives of local people, making her art a true fusion of east and west. This eye-opening display presents several of her vivid paintings, alongside revealing photomontages by her nephew, Vivan Sundaram.

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Delettering the Public Space

 

Delete! Delettering the Public Space was a huge public installation that took place on Neubaugasse in Viennain June 2006. During this two-week period, all signage have been covered by yellow foils and plastic. All signage (barring those needed for safety), company logos, advertising, symbols and pictograms were obscured in order to focus on various aspects to this art project organized by Christoph Steinbrener and Rainer Dempf.
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