Submitted by kathy on Sun, 10/09/2006 - 07:00
this evening we went to dinner at Azzurro at the Saket PVR. we spent most of the night gazing out the window at the people walking by. it's amazing how the people here can look right past other people as if they don't exist. I probably shouldn't have taken photos/video, but I wanted to remember it and this helps me to remember.
why indeed..
Saket, New Delhi, India
09/09/2006
music is Kal Ho Naa Ho from the KAL HO NAA HO movie soundtrack
on a related note, this is an interesting project by one of the Sarai Independent fellows 2006 - Home Street Home: A Street Child Survival Guide for Delhi
http://ifellows2006.wordpress.com/fellows/anjali-jyoti/
Submitted by kathy on Sun, 10/09/2006 - 03:30
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Submitted by kathy on Sat, 09/09/2006 - 03:35
this is one story of the history of modern Australia told in mural format. it's painted on the side of a freeway at the rear carpark of Toombul Shoppingtown in Brisbane, Australia.
music is "The Block" by Morganics featuring the Wilcannia Mob
Submitted by kathy on Fri, 08/09/2006 - 05:30
I went along to the Sound Walk workshop and walk at Other Film Festival in Brisbane earlier this year. here's a slideshow video of some photos taken along the walk. it brought back such memories! the walk was from South Bank to the city along the river. we went through the Botannical Gardens near QUT Gardens Point which is where I went to Uni. everything was so familiar though I hadn't been there in a few years.
the music is "Don't you worry" by The Beloved
Submitted by kathy on Fri, 08/09/2006 - 05:05
Submitted by kathy on Thu, 07/09/2006 - 04:25
the Style High Club performing at 2005 This is Not Art festival in Newcastle, Australia. I thought these guys were great. really nice sounds. perfect for an afternoon in the sun wandering through markets and relaxing after the festival. a nice aussie hip hop band with members from Adelaide & Melbourne
http://www.myspace.com/stylehighclub is their myspace page
apparently their first album Creativity Department is available nationwide through Obese distribution (in Australia).
the audio is a little distorted on the video, the live performance sounded great though!
Submitted by kathy on Tue, 05/09/2006 - 06:35
Submitted by kathy on Tue, 05/09/2006 - 03:25
here's a slideshow video of a trip to Bethells Beach, not far from Auckland, New Zealand. 19/02/2006.
it's my favourite Auckland beach - dark, volcanic sand that sparkles in the sun. it's one of those raw untouched beaches where the sand dunes are still untouched, though erosion has started on them. like the beaches in QLD when we used to go as kids.
music is "Relaxin' with Cherry" by Kid Loco
Submitted by kathy on Mon, 04/09/2006 - 05:05
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Submitted by kathy on Mon, 04/09/2006 - 01:40
today we went to Red Fort in Delhi, India. 03/09/2006. it's a huge fort next to Old Delhi. there's a museum also with a few artefacts from Mughal days - some weapons, cloth and clothes as well as photos, paintings and and old copy of the Koran.
earlier we went to the spectacular Akshardham temple - no photos are allowed there though. it's a newly built temple with amazing carvings which tell ancient stories told around the grounds as well as intricate designs inside the temples. there's even a boat ride and cinema show and at night a light and sound show though I didn't see this. another time hopefully.
Submitted by kathy on Sun, 03/09/2006 - 05:00
a slideshow video of a cycle rickshaw ride through old delhi & chandni chowk, showing the busy streets, markets, people and life. the place has a special character of it's own.
pictures taken 09/05/2006
music is Through the Loop by Pendulum
Submitted by kathy on Fri, 01/09/2006 - 05:40
we went along to the Qutab Hotel last week to see Jalebee Cartel play. it was a really nice venue. low tables with soft cushioned chairs scattered in front of where the band played. the room filled up pretty quickly - once the band was playing I turned around and the place was packed! the band were excellent. at first I thought the vocals needed a better mix, but it improved quickly. I'd heard a couple of the songs on their myspace page and thought they were great, but the live performance was great - you could tell they were enjoying themselves. they introduced a range of instruments and had different style songs. some electronic and some more acoustic, some with vocals and others without. the lead male vocalist reminds me a touch between underworld/infusion/the beloved. I really like his voice. one song was in the more traditional form. the female vocalist was great also - such beautiful tone.
the song in the video / slideshow was downloaded from the Jalebee Cartel website - it's called "One Night with Baba Maal' by Jalebee Cartel. the website url is http://www.jalebee.in/ or their myspace page is http://www.myspace.com/jalebeecartel
take a listen to Beautiful Rising on their myspace page. it's such a nice track. they played it at the gig, along with a remixed version as the encore song.
the original video & photos are very dark - it was the first time I've done night / indoor shots with my new camera & unfortunately I didn't take my other camera which has better night vision. so, some of the shots in this version have been adjusted so the people can be seen more clearly. my screen is broken so I hope the colours adjusted ok!! I'm seeing everything in VGA mode atm so colours / light could be out
the original version is @ http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1087003716
Submitted by kathy on Thu, 31/08/2006 - 04:10
music is Indian Summer by Big Bud
I went along to the Sarai Independent Fellows 2006 workshops last weekend (26-27/08) @ Sarai, CSDS, New Delhi. I missed the first two days sessions, but here is a slideshow video of some of the saturday & sunday sessions. it was really interesting - both the presentations and the discussions afterwards. some sessions were in Hindi so I couldn't follow as easily. there were a wide range of projects though - art, music, urban issues. hopefully they'll link to some of the full papers on the sarai.net website. it was a great way to get another insight into life and goings on in India and related places.
photos @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/aliak_com/tags/saraiifellows2006
http://ifellows2006.wordpress.com
http://www.sarai.net
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