Showing posts with label asylum seekers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label asylum seekers. Show all posts

Blue Magpie Experimental Film Series, Taiwan 2017

My film 'Why is this happening?' is an Official Selection for this years Blue Magpie Experimental Film Series, Taiwan 2017. Shows September 27th in Hsinchu City...



Shut the great when you leave...

Bob Georgeson, Shut the great when you leave, 2017, Photomontage

Justice not Silence

Bob Georgeson, Justice not Silence, Photomontage, 2016

This graphic has been done for the exhibition 'Your Voice' to be held in As Suwayda, Syria, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25th 2016. The exhibition is organized by UMA, an NGO supporting women. A little of the background...

A little bit of freedom
‘Under the regime of Assad this kind of activities was impossible. Now some militia groups are in control of As Suwayda side by side with the Assad regime, so there is a little bit of freedom. The police asked for the nature of this organization and they allow it,’ explains Aktham Abu Fakher, who fled Syria in 2014 because of his activities in human rights. Akthams wife, Amany Abu Daqa, organizes this exhibition on women rights. She started UMA some years ago together with some friends. All still live in As Suwayda. Akhtam doesn’t. Currently he lives in Willemstad, Curả«ao.


More information about the exhibition can be found here http://www.academievoorbeeldvorming.nl/?p=492

It is an honour to be taking part in this exhibition in a place where humanity has been forsaken...

Why is this happening?



This video is a result of my concerns over what is happening in the world in places like Ukraine and the plight of asylum seekers in Australia. It seems that 50+ years after the youth rebellion of the 60's that nothing much has changed. The fight for freedom of speech and expression goes on...

I am indebted to Hyaena Fierling Reich (aka Ana Cordeiro Reis) for the use of Dog Day Sunrise as the soundscape. This was originally released as part of the Classwar Karaoke - 0019 Survey compilation available for free download from the Free Music Archive here...

For more information about Ana go to her website here...

You can download the video from the Internet Archive here...

You can view all the videos here...