Projects tagged
South Asia
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Wearable Portable Architecture
Read more: Wearable Portable ArchitectureThe “Wearable/Portable Architecture project” discussed the possibilities of having a locale create portable architecture based on the conditions of its environmental, urban and cultural conditions. It is structured to find ways in providing new arguments and sustaining an artistic impetus…
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Greenpeace Zombie Protest
Read more: Greenpeace Zombie ProtestMembers of Greenpeace together with environmental advocates dressed as zombies attend a creative protest against water pollution in Manila on September 27, 2012. The protesters delivered a petition urging the establishment of a “Right-To-Know” system for chemicals and the adoption…
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New Craft Artists in Action
Read more: New Craft Artists in ActionMaria was psyched to travel to the Philippines where her hand-made basketball nets were well received. Invited with the Institute for Infinitely Small Things (Boston/Mass based) by Clara Balaguer and the Office of Culture and Design (Manila) she worked in…
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Angered by Unsafe City, Gurgaon Women Call for a ‘Girlcott’
Read more: Angered by Unsafe City, Gurgaon Women Call for a ‘Girlcott’India Ink [Blog] The New York Times Global Edition April 4, 2012 By Neha Thirani The women of Gurgaon, angered by the recent incidents of violent crimes against women in the outsourcing boom town, are calling for a “Girlcott.” From…
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Myanmar’s Young Artists and Activists
Read more: Myanmar’s Young Artists and ActivistsIn the country formerly known as Burma, these free thinkers are a force in the struggle for democracy. By Joshua Hammer Photographs by Adam Dean Smithsonian Magazine, March 2011 Editor’s Note, April 3, 2012: The election of Daw Aung San…