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Just when you think things are bad

June 1st, 2010 · No Comments · politics, the power of identity

…three things happen that puts things in perspective and makes you think its not all that bad in South Africa.
Firstly and most trivially, there a huge rucus in New Zealand because Andy Hadden claimed that the Canturbury Crusaders have a maximum qouta of non-white players or rather ‘darkies’, that they allow in their squad, and [...]

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Rachel Papo’s Israeli soldiers

June 14th, 2009 · No Comments · art & culture, documentary, the power of identity

Some of you who follow this blog regularly may know of my fondness for two Texan photographers. Rose and Olive.
Well Rose and Olive recently blogged about an Israeli photographers – Rachel Papo – whose work amongst other things – document female Israeli soldiers doing their compulsory military service.

Says Papo:
“Each image embodies traces of things [...]

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