"Where is South?" AtWork no.16 Venezia.
I taccuini creati dai partecipanti durante il workshop di AtWork, curato da Simon Njami.
My South is glitz.
“Life is a beautiful dress”
Beauty is never perfect. It is deceived by the illusion of sparkle. Glitz and glamour fade out of time. Style says who you are. Fashion is nothing unless you believe in it.
VICTOR R. B. ABBEY-HART
Victor is 27 and born in Ghana. He studied fashion and design in Haute Future Fashion Academy in Milan. He is a fashion freelancer and cool hunter.
My South is a link.
“The Peeping Paradox”
A space with no walls, no references, no limits. An endless line on the floor linking the possibilities to the opportunities.Walking and walking. A chained freedom between infinite starts and infinite ends.
FEDERICO ALCARO
Federico Alcaro, Architect. He works in the social field and he is interested in the role of architecture in emergency contexts and developing countries. “What I do is what I like.”
My South is foundation.
“Fondazione”
The tree is indispensable to us to understand the world. It gives all the necessary keys to satisfy the nature ofan immense beauty defining a particular expression, healthy and serving as an asylum to other beings.
MOISE EMILE BILONG MBILLA
Emile is born in Eseka, Cameroon. He is currently a student. He loves visual arts and he likes to work on canvas.
My South is spectacular.
“Basketball player flying over the car to dunk the ball”
Inspiration mentally stimulates us to do or feel something. It is a brilliant idea that helps us to achieve goals and drives our creativity.
ENOGUNMWENGIE BRIGHT
Bright studied Public Administration at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria. He is an Executive Producer of “Platform Hope,” a television show.
My South is rebirth.
“Handumanan sa Bagyoug Kinalimtang Yugto (Memories of the Storm and the Forgotten Period)”
The land devastated by storm dies as well as memories and visions. The decaying bodies become soil and regenerate life. The dead surface of the barren land becomes the ground of a new life form. Storms after storms, we live and we die waiting for another storm to destroy us again. Death is rebirth.
LIRYC DELA CRUZ
Liryc Dela Cruz, 27, is a film maker from Mindanao in Southern Philippines. He likes to pray always. He is associated with the slow cinema movement. He is currently based in Rome and Zurich.
My South is a page.
“Wonderland”
A settlement filled with earthly riches. People dwelling in this wonderful land walking on gold, diamond, and coltan but they can’t see the beauty, they can’t live in luxury and die of hunger, starvation, and war. They migrate in rubber boats and drown in thousands. The only resting place for them is up in the sky, where they die. Up there, time is infinite.
LAMIN D. DRAMMEH
Lamin is from Gambia and currently residing in Trento and studying in Pavia. He is a poet, a writer and he loves to travel to create new beginnings and connections.
My South is lies.
“Freedom”
Our mentality is being caged, which makes it difficult for us to question the lies of the universe. It has been made to make us believe. Lies is an enticing bridge that leads us to destructions, to break out from it, and let our mind grow and soar to new possibilities.
NOSAKHARE EKHATOR
Nosakhare is from Nigeria and currently living in Italy where he found his South. He wants to become a fashion stylist and he has his own brand called NOSA COLLEZIONE.
My South is myth.
“Fear”
South is on a web wandering in the middle of nowhere. It is a fear that limits perspective.
KUETE FRANKY
Kuete is the dream, the pleasure, and the desire of both; to be just and unjust connected by the bond of a common idea.
My South is infinity.
“Bloom”
When I think of infinity, what comes to my mind immediately is the image of a dark universe. It is a place that has not been defined totally yet, we can still think of its immense infinity which is full of bright and shining “bubble-planets” and natural events.
REBECA GIAIETTO
Rebeca is a consultant at the United Nations. She holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Crime and Justice. She is a black belter in Aikido and a climber. She loves adrenaline!
My South is a house.
“My heart”
The heart keeps everything.You can find a nice place in the heart, yet you might hear an uncomfortable sound that you don’t want to hear. It is also a comfortable place where you can be with yourself and a place that can accept everything.
USMAN HAMISU
Usman Hamisu, 18, was born in Kano, Nigeria. He currently lives in Torino. He is currently studyng Italian language.
My South is dreams.
“Moon”
The moon is a metaphor. Sometimes weak, sometimes strong. Sometimes it disappears, sometimes it hides, and sometimes it is in its full brightness. Each day it comes in a different phase and it spreads its light in the darkest night.
HINA JOHN
Hina John is a refugee from Pakistan. She worked as secretary for seven years. In Italy she works as a tailor. She has a lot of dreams and she looks forward to exploring more opportunities.
My South is absurdity.
“Absurd Injustice”
There are millions of people in the world who are forced to leave their homes due to conflicts, wars and climate change. These people find exile as the last opportunity to live in peace and serenity. Denied to move freely, they try to cross the violent borders to reach a relative peace. In Venice, there are millions of people who come to visit with their “right passports.” I wish I could ask them if they know the story of the world in which we are trapped together.
MORTEZA KHALEGHI
Morteza doesn’t know how to present himself...He just writes these words to fill an empty space.
My South is a kite.
“A plastic bag”
The object moves from one place to another, from one point to another, from one direction to another, through the help of the wind that directs it in the atmosphere.
FELIX JUNIOR OMOIGUI
Felix, 26, was born in Nigeria. He is a mechanical engineer and an artist. He also recently studied ceramic techniques in Perugia.
My South is mind.
“Unit”
In this library there are people that you can read to free yourself and seek new knowledge. South is Us.
LAMIN SAIDY
Lamin Saidy is from Gambia and currently working with Talking Hands, a non-profit organization in Treviso, Italy.
My South is confusion.
“To grow confusion”
Confusion is a messy room. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed in it, even if it’s my own mess.I feel like I’ll never find what I’m looking for. But then, just by standing in it for a while, eventually I do find it. My mess becomes a fertile land, it just depends on what I’m ready to see in it. Confusion may be in the process but it creates something anyway.
TERESA SOLDINI
Teresa is a human being but she never had a penguin. One day, she hopes to understand better.
My South is curiosity.
“Curiosity”
Curiosity is a desire to know something and to pose questions. It makes us think out of the box so we can go further and discover the undiscovered possibilities. Curiosity is like a fire burning in the heart which pushes us to search for answers, it is a mysterious journey that invites us to keep searching for answers.
SHAROON VICTOR
Sharoon, 25, was born in Pakistan. He studied science and he wants to become an automobile engineer.
My South is goals.
“Dart”
Playing dart needs concentration, driving force, and focus to play. The same things that we need in life to achieve our goals.
KOMAL WAKASH
Komal Wakash is 27 and from Pakistan. She is a teacher. She is currently living in Latina, Italy.
My South is sensation.
“Il mare”
The sea connects life. It exists between tranquility and pressures, fear and freedom. It links the infinity and beyond.
WENDORLINK ZERPA
Wendorlink is from Venezuela. She is a creative person and loves art, especially painting. She also loves to dance.